حمات

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh). Attested in Nasir Khusraw's Safarnama (1046-1077).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.mɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɑːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.mɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.mɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.mɒːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɔt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamāt
Dari reading?	hamāt
Iranian reading?	hamât
Tajik reading?	hamot

Proper noun

حمات • (hamât)

1. Hama (a city in Syria)