زمخت
Persian
Alternative forms
- زمخک (zomoxk)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian *uzmōxt, from Proto-Iranian *uc- (“outward, upward, away”) + the stem known from Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬨𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬌 f (framuxti, “unleashing”), Sanskrit मुक्ति f (mukti, “liberation”), मुक्त (mukta, “free”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zu.ˈmuxt/, /za.ˈmuxt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zʊ.mʊ́xt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zo.móxt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zu.múχt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zumúxt, zamúxt |
| Dari reading? | zumuxt |
| Iranian reading? | zomoxt |
| Tajik reading? | zumuxt |
Adjective
زمخت • (zomoxt) (comparative زمختتَر, superlative زمختتَرین)
References
- Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 208–209 Nr. 612
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “زمخت”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[2] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 141b