امساک

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔim.ˈsɑːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.sɑ́ːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.sɑ́ːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.sɑ́ːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔim.sɔ́ːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔem.sɒ́ːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔim.sɔ́k]

Readings
Classical reading?	imsāk
Dari reading?	imsāk
Iranian reading?	emsâk
Tajik reading?	imsok

Noun

امساک • (emsâk)

1. parsimony, stinginess
2. holding back (from something)

Derived terms

• امساک کردن (emsâk kardan)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “امساک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “امساک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press