غایت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَايَة (ḡāya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ˈjat/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣɑː.ját̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣɑː.ját̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣɑː.ját̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣɔː.ját̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.jǽt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɔ.ját̪]

• Rhymes: -at

Readings
Classical reading?	ġāyat
Dari reading?	ġāyat
Iranian reading?	ġâyat
Tajik reading?	ġoyat

Noun

غایت • (ġāyat / ġâyat) (Tajik spelling ғоят)

1. purpose, ultimate goal, objective

   رسیدن به غایتی مشخص

   residan be ġâyati mošaxxas

   reaching a specific goal

   غایت هستی

   ġâyat-e hasti

   purpose of existence

2. extremity, end

Derived terms

• به غایت (ba ġāyat / be ġâyat)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “غایت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “غایت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.