ضابطه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَابِطَة (ḍābiṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zɑː.βi.ˈta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑː.bɪ.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑː.bɪ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː.bɪ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː.bi.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒː.be.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔ.bi.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zāḇita
Dari reading?	zābita
Iranian reading?	zâbete
Tajik reading?	zobita

Noun

ضابطه • (zâbete) (plural ضوابط (zavâbet))

1. rule, regulation

   ضوابط و پروتکل‌ها ― zavâbet va porotokol-hâ ― rules and protocols

Further reading

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