حق‌السکوت

Persian

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism. By surface analysis, حق (haqq, “right; duty; amount owed (as payment)”) +‎ سکوت (sokut, “silence”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [haq.qus.su.ˈkuːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häq.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häq.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäq.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäq.qus.su.kʰút̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæʁ.ɢos.so.kʰúːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häq.qus.su.kʰút̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	haqqu-s-sukūt
Dari reading?	haqqu-s-sukūt
Iranian reading?	hağğo-s-sokut
Tajik reading?	haqqu-s-sukut

Noun

حق‌السکوت • (haqqo-s-sokut)

1. hush money

Usage notes

• حق‌السکوت (haqqo-s-sokut) with Arabic grammar is "hush money", while the normal Persian compound حق‌ سکوت (haqq-e sokut) is "right to silence" (the legal concept).