پایتخت
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian پایتخت (pâytaxt).
Noun
پایتخت • (payitaht)
Descendants
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “payitaht”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian
Etymology
From پای (pây, “foot”) + تخت (taxt, “throne”). Eclipsed Arabic derivative دارالسَلطَنه (dar-os-saltane) and دارالخِلافه (dâr-ol-xelâfe).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pāytaxt |
| Dari reading? | pāytaxt |
| Iranian reading? | pâytaxt |
| Tajik reading? | poytaxt |
Noun
| Dari | پایتخت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пойтахт |
پایْتَخْت • (pâytaxt) (plural پایتختها (pâytaxt-hâ))
- capital, capital city
- تهران پایتخت ایران است. (more literary) ― tehrân pâytaxt-e irân ast. ― Tehran is the capital of Iran.
- تهرون پایتخت ایرونه. (more colloquial) ― tehrun pâytaxt-e irun-e. ― Tehran is the capital of Iran.
Descendants
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پایتخت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press