گیت

See also: كيب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from English gate.

Pronunciation

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡeːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡeːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡeːt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲejt̪]

Readings
Dari reading^?	gēt
Iranian reading^?	geyt

Noun

گیت • (gēt / geyt) (plural گیت‌ها (gēt-hā / geyt-hâ))

security checkpoint
airport gate
Synonym: دروازه (darvâze)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गीत (gīta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *giHtás, Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾iH-tós, from *geH- (“to sing, cry”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡiːt̪/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -iːt̪

Noun

گِیت • (gīt) m (Hindi spelling गीत)

song; track
Synonyms: گانا (gānā), سنگیت (sangīt)

Declension

Declension of **گیت**
	singular	plural
direct	گِیت (gīt)	گِیت (gīt)
oblique	گِیت (gīt)	گِیتوں (gītõ)
vocative	گِیت (gīt)	گِیتو (gīto)

References

“گیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“گیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.