سخت

See also: سحت‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭤𐭨‎ (saxt), 𐭮𐭤𐭨‎ (saxt).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Dari سخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik сахт (saxt)

سخت • (saxt), comparative سخت‌تَر‎ (saxt-tar), superlative سخت‌تَرین‎ (saxt-tarin)

  1. hard, difficult (of a task)
    • 2021, “استفانوس سیتسی‌پاس؛ تنیس‌بازی که مرگ را دید و تغییر کرد”, in bbc.com/persian‎, BBC Persian:
      ‏او در دو سال اخیر سخت کار کرده. در تورنمنت‌های زیادی حاضر شده و در نیمه‌نهایی‌ها، فینال‌ها و مسابقات سخت، باتجربه شده است.‎‎
      u dar do sâl-e axir saxt kâr karde. dar turnamant-hâ-ye ziyâdi hâzer šode va dar nime-nahâyi-hâ, finâl-hâ va mosâbaqât-e saxt, bâ-tajrobe šode ast.
      He has worked hard in the last two years. He has been present in many tournaments and become experienced in semifinals, finals, and difficult competitions.
    Synonyms: دشوار‎ (došvâr), سنگین‎ (sangin)
    Antonym: آسان‎ (âsân)
  2. hard, solid (of a material)
  3. severe, strict
  4. severe, intense

Derived terms

(nouns)

  • سختی‎ (saxti, “difficulty, hardness”)
  • سخت‌افزار‎ (saxt-afzâr, “hardware”)

(compound verbs)

  • سخت کردن‎ (saxt kardan, “to make difficult; to harden; to make strict”)
  • سخت شدن‎ (saxt šodan, “to become difficult; to become hard; to become strict”)
  • سخت آمدن‎ (saxt âmadan, “to appear difficult; to appear strict”)

(adjectives)

  • سخت بازو‎ (saxt-bâzu, “physically strong”)
  • سخت بنیاد‎ (saxt-bonyâd, “of a strong foundation”)
  • سخت پیشانی‎ (saxt-pišâni, “impudent”)
  • سخت دل‎ (saxt-del, “hard-hearted”)
  • سخت رو‎ (saxt-ru, “cheeky”)
  • سخت کوش‎ (saxt-kuš, “hardworking”)

Descendants

  • → Bengali: শক্ত (śokto)
  • → Gujarati: સખત (sakhat), સખ્ત (sakht)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: सख़्त (saxt)
    Urdu: سخت‎ (saxt)
  • → Marathi: सक्त (sakta)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਸਖ਼ਤ (saxat)
    Shahmukhi: سَخت‎ (saxt)
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