هیئت

See also: هنئت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَيْئَة (hayʔa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hay'at
Dari reading? hay'at
Iranian reading? hey'at
Tajik reading? hay'at

Noun

هیئت • (hay'at / hey'at) (plural هیآت, Tajik spelling ҳайат)

  1. shape, form, (outer) structure
    Synonyms: شکل (šakl / šekl), صورت (sūrat / surat)
  2. commission, committee, board; group of people for a task
    Synonyms: کارگروه (kārgurōh / kârgoruh), کمیسیون (kumīsyōnkomisyon)
    سفیر کشور همسایه عراق و هیئت همراهش
    safir-e kešvar-e hamsâye-ye 'erâq va hey'at-e hamrâh-eš
    ambassador of the neighbor nation of Iraq and his accompanying mission