فعالیت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From فعال (faʿʿâl, “active”) +‎ ـیت (-iyet, “-ness”).

Noun

فعالیت • (faʿʿâliyyet) (plural فعالیتلر)

1. activity

Descendants

• Turkish: faaliyet
• → Persian: فعالیت (fa'âleyyat)

Persian

Etymology

From فعال (fa'âl, “active”) +‎ ـیت (-iyyat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ʔɑː.li.jat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ʔɑː.li.jät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ʔɑː.li.jät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑːɑː.li.jät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔːɔː.li.jät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ʔɒː.li.jæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ʔɔ.li.jät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	fa'āliyat
Dari reading?	fa'āliyat
Iranian reading?	fa'âliyat
Tajik reading?	faʾoliyat

Noun

Dari	فعالیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	фаъолият

فَعالِیَّت • (fa'âliyyat)

1. activity
2. energy (the capacity to do work)
3. effort

Derived terms

• فعالیت داشتن (fa'âliyyat dâštan)
• فعالیت کردن (fa'âliyyat kardan)

 

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فعالیت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press