زمخت

Persian

Alternative forms

• زمخک (zomoxk)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian *uzmōxt, from Proto-Iranian *uc- (“outward, upward, away”) + the stem known from Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬨𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬌 f (framuxti, “unleashing”), Sanskrit मुक्ति f (mukti, “liberation”), मुक्त (mukta, “free”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zu.ˈmuxt], [za.ˈmuxt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zʊ.mʊ́xt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zʊ.mʊ́xt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zʊ.mʊ́xt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zu.múxt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zo.móxt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zu.múχt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	zumuxt, zamuxt
Dari reading?	zumuxt
Iranian reading?	zomoxt
Tajik reading?	zumuxt

Adjective

زمخت • (zomoxt) (comparative زمخت‌تَر (zomoxt-tar), superlative زمخت‌تَرین (zomoxt-tarin))

1. coarse, rough, harsh
2. (dated or dialectal) astringent
3. (archaic) miserly, stingy

References

• Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎^[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 208–209 Nr. 612
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “زمخت”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 141b