خفته

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwptk (xuftag), from Proto-Iranian *huptáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suptás (“asleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *sup-tó-s, from *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Pashto ويده‎ (widë, “asleep”), Vedic सुप्त (suptá).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊfta/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xufta/

Adjective

خفته • (xofte)

asleep, sleeping
dormant

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “خفته”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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