سرسخت

Persian

Etymology

From (sar, “head”) +‎ (saxt, “hard”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saɾ.ˈsaxt/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.sǽxt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽχt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sarsaxt
Dari reading^?	sarsaxt
Iranian reading^?	sarsaxt
Tajik reading^?	sarsaxt

Adjective

سرسخت • (sarsaxt)

obstinate, hard-headed, tenacious, headstrong

Further reading

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