شخصیت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَخْصِيَّة (šaḵṣiyya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃax.si.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäx.si.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæx.si.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäχ.si.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	šaxsiyat
Dari reading?	šaxsiyat
Iranian reading?	šaxsiyat
Tajik reading?	šaxsiyat

Noun

Regional synonyms of "personality, character"

Dari	شَخصیَت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	характер

شَخصیَت • (šaxsiyat)

1. personality, character (of a person)
2. character (in a story)

   شخصیت اصلی ― šaxsiyat-e asli ― main character

3. person, individual

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şəxsiyyət
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शख़्सियत (śaxsiyat)

  Urdu: شخصیت (śaxsiyat)