سکوت

See also: سكوت and شكوت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُوت (sukūt).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /su.ˈkuːt/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.kʰút̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [so.kʰúːt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.kʰút̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sukūt
Dari reading^?	sukūt
Iranian reading^?	sokut
Tajik reading^?	sukut

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	سکوت
Dari	سکوت
Tajik	сукут

سکوت • (sokut)

silence
Synonym: خاموشی (xâmôši)
(music) rest

Derived terms

حق سکوت (haqq-e sokut, “right to silence”)
حق‌السکوت (haqq-os-sokut, “hush money”)
سکوت کردن (sokut kardan, “to be silent”)

Related terms

ساکت (sâket)