امساک
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔim.ˈsɑːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔem.sɒ́ːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔim.sɔ́k]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | imsāk |
| Dari reading? | imsāk |
| Iranian reading? | emsâk |
| Tajik reading? | imsok |
Noun[edit]
امساک • (emsâk)
- parsimony, stinginess
- holding back (from something)
Derived terms[edit]
- امساک کردن (emsâk kardan)
Further reading[edit]
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “امساک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “امساک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press