احاطه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِحَاطَة (ʔiḥāṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔi.hɑː.ˈta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞.ɦɑː.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞.ɦɑː.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔi.jɑː.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.jɔː.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.ɦɒː.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ɦɔ.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ihāta
Dari reading?	ehāta
Iranian reading?	ehâte
Tajik reading?	ehota

Noun

احاطه • (ehâte)

1. encirclement, encompassment, circling
2. comprehension, grasp, understanding, knowledge, cognizance

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “احاطه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim