سرنوشت

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ نوشت (nevešt, “something written”, past stem of نوشتن (neveštan, “to write”)).

Compare Turkish alın yazısı (“destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”), Old Armenian ճակատագիր (čakatagir, “destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”), Central Kurdish چارەنووس (çarenûs, “destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.na.wiʃt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nä.wɪʃt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nä.wɪʃt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nä.wɪʃt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nä.wiʃt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.næ.veʃt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nä.viʃt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarnawišt
Dari reading?	sarnawišt
Iranian reading?	sarnavešt
Tajik reading?	sarnavišt

Noun

Dari	سرنوشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сарнавишт

سرنوشت • (sarnevešt)

1. destiny; fate

   Synonyms: تقدیر (taqdir), پیشانی نوشت (pišâni nevešt)

   تاکنون از سرنوشت‌اش آگاهی ندارند.

   tâ-konun az sarnevešt--aš âgâhi na-dârand.

   They are so far not aware of his fate.