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Persian
Etymology
Pseudo-Arabism. By surface analysis, حق (haqq, “right; duty; amount owed (as payment)”) + سکوت (sokut, “silence”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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haqqu-s-sukūt
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| Dari reading?
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haqqu-s-sukūt
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| Iranian reading?
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hağğo-s-sokut
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| Tajik reading?
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haqqu-s-sukut
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Noun
حقالسکوت • (haqqo-s-sokut)
- hush money
Usage notes
- حقالسکوت (haqqo-s-sokut) with Arabic grammar is "hush money", while the normal Persian compound حق سکوت (haqq-e sokut) is "right to silence" (the legal concept).