خیرات

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْرَات (ḵayrāt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xaj.ˈɾɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾɑ́ːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾɔ́ːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xej.ɹɒ́ːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäj.ɾɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	xayrāt
Iranian reading?	xeyrât
Tajik reading?	xayrot

Noun

خیرات • (xeyrât)

1. alms, charity

Descendants

• → Bengali: খয়রাত (khoẏorat)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ख़ैरात (xairāt)

  Urdu: خیرات (xairāt)

• → Punjabi: ਖੈਰਾਤ (khairāt)