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Khalaj
Noun
بیت (bit) (definite accusative بیتی, plural بیتلَر)
- Arabic spelling of bit (“louse”)
Declension
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَيْت (bayt).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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bayt
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Dari reading?
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bayt
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Iranian reading?
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beyt
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Tajik reading?
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bayt
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Noun
بیت • (beyt) (plural ابیات (abyât))
- (poetry) couplet, distich
Noun
بیت • (beyt) (plural بیوت (boyut))
- (chiefly in compounds) house, building, temple
- Synonym: خانه (xâne)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیت (bayt), from Arabic بَيْت (bayt).
Pronunciation
Noun
بَیْت • (bait) f (Hindi spelling बै्त)
- (poetry) couplet, distich
Noun
بَیْت • (bait) m (Hindi spelling बै्त)
- abode, house, edifice
References
- “بیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.