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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِرَاسَة (ḥirāsa).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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hirāsat
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| Dari reading?
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hirāsat
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| Iranian reading?
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herâsat
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| Tajik reading?
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hirosat
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Noun
حراست • (herâsat)
- safeguarding, preservation, protection
- تحت حراست پلیس ― taht-e herâsat-e polis ― under police protection
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حراست”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حراست (hirāsat), ultimately from Arabic حِراسَة (ḥirāsa).
Pronunciation
Noun
حِراسَت • (hirāsat) f (Hindi spelling हिरासत)
- arrest, custody
Declension
| Declension of حراست
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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حِراسَت (hirāsat)
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حِراسَتیں (hirāsatẽ)
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| oblique
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حِراسَت (hirāsat)
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حِراسَتوں (hirāsatõ)
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| vocative
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حِراسَت (hirāsat)
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حِراسَتو (hirāsato)
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References
- “حراست”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حراست”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.