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)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.