رقابت

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقَابَة (raqāba, “controlling, supervision”).

Note that Arabic رَقِيب (raqīb, “watchman, keeper”) became Persian (raqib, “rival, competitor”), traditionally thought to be because the beloved woman's watchman or guardian is the rival of the lover. The related word (reqâbat) has changed meaning accordingly.

Pronunciation

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(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
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(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	raqāḇat
Dari reading^?	raqābat
Iranian reading^?	reğâbat
Tajik reading^?	raqobat

Noun

رقابت • (reqâbat)

competition; rivalry

Derived terms

رقابت کردن (reqâbat kardan, “to compete”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: rəqabət
→ Chagatai: رقابت
- Uyghur: رىقابەت (riqabet)
- Uzbek: raqobat
→ Northern Kurdish: reqabet
→ Ottoman Turkish: رقابت (rekâbet)
- Turkish: rekabet
→ Pashto: رقابت (reqābát)

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