بارسات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بارسات (bârsât), from Hindustani برسات / बरसात (barsāt), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (vāsāratti), from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri).

Noun

بارسات • (barsat)

1. monsoon, rainy season

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “بارسات”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 320

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani بَرْسات / बरसात (barsāt), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (vāsāratti), from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baːr.ˈsaːt/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːɾ.sɑːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːɾ.sɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːɾ.sɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːɾ.sɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒːɹ.sɒːt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔɾ.sɔt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	bārsāt
Dari reading?	bārsāt
Iranian reading?	bârsât
Tajik reading?	borsot

Noun

بارسات • (bârsât)

1. monsoon, rainy season in India

   Synonym: مونسون (monsun)

Synonyms

• مونسون (monsun), پشکال (paškâl)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: بارسات (barsat)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “بارسات”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “بارسات”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
• محمد معین [Mohammad-e Mo'in] (1972), “بارسات”, in Jafar Shahidi, editor, فرهنگ فارسی معین [Farhang-e Fârsi-ye Mo'in, Moin Persian Dictionary] (in Persian), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers.