آفت

See also: افت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).

Noun

آفت • (afet)

1. calamity
2. disaster
3. misfortune

Descendants

• Turkish: afet

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈfat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.fǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.fǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.fǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.fǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.fǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.fǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	āfat
Iranian reading?	âfat
Tajik reading?	ofat

Noun

Dari	آفت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	офат

آفت • (âfat)

1. calamity
2. plague

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفت (āfat), from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.fət̪/

Noun

آفت • (āfat) f (Hindi spelling आफ़त)

1. calamity
2. plague
3. adversity
4. catastrophe
5. disaster

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “آفت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.