مهلت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْلَة (muhla).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muh.ˈla/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɦ.lä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.lä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.lä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɦ.le]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɵh.lä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muhla
Dari reading^?	mohla
Iranian reading^?	mohle
Tajik reading^?	müha

Noun

مهلت • (mohlat)

a deadline or a period of grace given thereafter

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मोहलत (mohlat)

Urdu: مُہْلَت (muhlat)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مهلت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press