شخصیت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَخْصِيَّة (šaḵṣiyya).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃax.sij.ˈjat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæx.si.jǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäχ.si.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šaxsiyyat
Dari reading^?	šaxsiyat
Iranian reading^?	šaxsiyat
Tajik reading^?	šaxsiyat

Noun

Regional synonyms of "personality, character"
Iranian Persian	شَخصیَت
Dari	شَخصیَت
Tajik	характер

شَخصیَت • (šaxsiyyat / šaxsiyat) (Tajik spelling шахсият)

personality, character (of a person)
character (in a story)
― šaxsiyyat-e asli ― main character
person, individual

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: şəxsiyyət
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: शख़्सियत (śaxsiyat)

Urdu: شخصیت (śaxsiyat)