کرامت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.mät̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.mät̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɔː.mät̪]

Readings
Classical reading? karāmat
Dari reading? karāmat
Iranian reading? karâmat
Tajik reading? karomat

Noun

کَرامَت • (karâmat) (plural کَرامات (karâmât))

  1. dignity
  2. wonder, miraculous act (especially when associated with an Islamic saint or holy man)
    • 1723—1724, Kishan Chand Ikhlās, quoting Dayal Das Parasruri, همیشه بهار [Hamiše Bahâr]:
      ببین کرامت بتخانه مرا ای شیخ، که چون خراب شود خانه خدا گردد
      be-bin karâmat-e bot-xâne-ye ma-râ ey šeyx, ke čon xarâb šavad xâne-ye xodâ gardad
      Behold the miracle of my temple, o Shaykh! [Even] when it is destroyed [by being converted into a mosque], it becomes a house of God.
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