اهل بیت

Persian

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَهْل البَيْت (ʔahl al-bayt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔah.li bajt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.lɪ bäjt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.lɪ bäjt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lɪ bäjt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.li bäjt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɦ.le bejt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.li bäjt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	ahli bayt
Dari reading?	ahli bayt
Iranian reading?	ahle beyt
Tajik reading?	ahli bayt

Proper noun

Dari	اهل بیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аҳли байт

اهل بیت • (ahl-e beyt)

1. (Islam) Ahl al-Bayt

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əhli-beyt