سخاوت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَخَاوَة (saḵāwa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.xaː.ˈwat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.xɑː.wǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.xɑː.wǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.xɔː.wǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.xɒː.vǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.χɔ.vǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	saxāwat
Dari reading^?	saxāwat
Iranian reading^?	saxâvat
Tajik reading^?	saxovat

Noun

سخاوت • (saxâvat)

generosity, liberality, munificence

Derived terms

سخاوتمند (saxâvatmand)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سخاوت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim