استراحت

Arabic

Verb

اِسْتَرَاحَتْ • (istarāḥat) (form X)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of اِسْتَرَاحَ (istarāḥa)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِرَاحَة (istirāḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.ti.ɾɑː.ˈhat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑː.ɦǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑː.ɦǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪ.ɾɑːǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰi.ɾɔːǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰe.ɹɒː.ɦǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰi.ɾɔ.ɦǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	istirāhat
Iranian reading?	esterâhat
Tajik reading?	istirohat

Noun

Dari	استراحت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	истироҳат

اِستِراحَت • (esterâhat)

1. rest; relaxation

   Synonym: دم‌گیری (dam-giri)

   من برای استراحت به شمال می‌روم. (more literary)

   man barâ-ye esterâhat be šomâl mi-ravam.

   I'm going to the North [the Caspian coast of Iran] to relax.

   من برای استراحت به شمال می‌رم. (more colloquial)

   man barâ-ye esterâhat be šomâl mi-ram.

   I'm going to the North [the Caspian coast of Iran] to relax.

2. tranquility

Derived terms

• استراحت کردن (esterâhat kardan, “to rest, to relax”)

Urdu

Noun

استراحت • (isterāhat) f

1. rest, relaxation