جسارت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَسَارَة‎ (jasāra).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒasɑːɾat/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒasɑːɾat/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæsɒːɾæt/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒasɔɾat/

Noun

جسارت • (jasârat)

boldness; daring
- c. 1380, Jahān Malik Khātūn, “Introduction”, in دیوان جهان [Divān-i Jahān]‎:
  ‏این ضعیفه نیز اقتدا به ایشان نموده ملتزم این جسارت گشت.‎‎
  īn za'īfa nēz iqtidā ba ēšān nimūda multāzim-i īn jasārat gašt.
  Their precedent having been shown, this humble woman too endeavored in this bold undertaking.
  (Classical Persian romanization)
presumptuousness; brashness

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: cəsarət
→ Turkish: cesaret

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