رسالت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla). Doublet of رساله (resâle).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ri.saː.ˈlat/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.sɑː.lát̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.sɑː.lát̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪ.sɑː.lát̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.sɔː.lát̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹe.sɒː.lǽt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾi.sɔ.lát̪]

• Rhymes: -at

Readings
Classical reading?	risālat
Dari reading?	risālat
Iranian reading?	resâlat
Tajik reading?	risolat

Noun

رسالت • (resâlat)

1. mission
2. prophetic mission; prophethood

   Synonyms: نبوت (nobovvat), پیامبری (payâmbari)

Further reading

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