سفارت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra, “embassy”).

Noun

سفارت • (sefaret)

1. embassy
2. legation, mission

Derived terms

• سفارتخانه (sefarethane)

Descendants

• Turkish: sefaret

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sefaret”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra, “embassy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [si.fɑː.ɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.fɑː.ɾät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.fɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.fɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.fɔː.ɾät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.fɒː.ɹæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.fɔ.ɾät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sifārat
Dari reading?	sifārat
Iranian reading?	sefârat
Tajik reading?	siforat

Noun

سفارت • (sefârat)

1. embassy

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• سفارتخانه (sefâratxâne)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سفارت (sifārat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ.fɑː.ɾət̪/

Noun

سفارت • (sifārat) m (Hindi spelling सिफ़ारत)

1. embassy; consulate

   Synonym: سفارتخانہ (sifāratxānā)

Declension

Declension of سفارت
	singular	plural
direct	سفارت (sifārat)	سفارت (sifārat)
oblique	سفارت (sifārat)	سفارتوں (sifāratō̃)
vocative	سفارت (sifārat)	سفارتو (sifāratō)