نزاکت

Persian

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism from نازک (nâzok) using the Arabic pattern فَعالة (faʕāla), which often forms abstract nouns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [na.zɑː.ˈkat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.zɑː.kʰǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.zɑː.kʰǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.zɑː.kʰǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.zɔː.kʰǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.zɒː.kʰʲǽt̪], [ne.zɒː.kʰʲǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.zɔ.kʰǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	nazākat
Iranian reading?	nazâkat, nezâkat
Tajik reading?	nazokat

Noun

Dari	نزاکت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	назокат

نزاکت • (nazâkat, nezâkat)

1. politeness, civility

   Synonym: ادب (adab)

Derived terms

• بانزاکت (bâ-nazâkat, bâ-nezâkat)
• بی‌نزاکت (bi-nazâkat, bi-nezâkat)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nəzakət
• → Chagatai: نزاکت
  • Uzbek: nazokat
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नज़ाकत (nazākat)
  • Urdu: نَزاکَت (nazākat)
• → Punjabi:
  • Shahmukhi script: نَزاکَت (nazākat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نزاکت (nazākat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.zɑː.kət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Adjective

نَزاکَت • (nazākat) f (Hindi spelling नज़ाकत)

1. tenderness, delicacy
2. thinness, slenderness
3. weakness, fragility
4. politeness, civility
5. gracefulness, elegance

Synonyms

• (tenderness, thinness): بارِیکی (bārīkī)
• (tenderness, weakness): کَمْزوری (kamzorī)
• (tenderness, elegance): لَطافَت (latāfat)
• (tenderness, politeness): مُرَوَّت (muravvat)
• (tenderness, delicacy): نِسائِیَت (nisāiyat)

Related terms

• نازک (nāzuk)