بیات

Khalaj

Adjective

بَیات or بَیاتَ (bəyât or biyâta) (definite accusative بِیاتَنؽ or بَیاتؽ, plural بِیاتَلار or بَیاتلار)

1. Arabic spelling of bəyât, biyâta (“stale”)

Persian

Etymology

Probably from Ottoman Turkish بایات (bayat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.ˈjɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.jɑ́ːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.jɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.jɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.jɔ́ːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.jɒ́ːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.jɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	bayāt
Dari reading?	bayāt
Iranian reading?	beyât
Tajik reading?	bayot

Adjective

بیات • (bayât)

1. stale

Descendants

• → Khalaj: bəyât