کثافت

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic كَثَافَة‎ (kaṯāfa, “density”). The semantic shift from Arabic is explained by the fact that in some Arabic and Persian dialects dirt (soil) is used in the sense of bulk density, as the latter property denotes the magnitude of solids like mineral components such as soil/earth/dirt/gravel.

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kɪsɑːfat/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /kisɔfat/

Noun

Dari	چتلی‎
Iranian Persian	کثافت
Tajik	ифлоскунӣ, ифлоси, олудагӣ, чиркинӣ (ifloskunī, iflosi, oludagī, čirkinī)

کثافت • (kesâfat) (plural کثافات‎ (kesâfât))

filth
dirt
muck
pollution
(Dari) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, waste, litter
‏‎‎
xarita-ye kasâfat
rubbish bag, bin bag, trash bag, garbage bag

Synonyms

ریم‎ (rim)
کرس‎ (kers)
چرک‎ (čerk)
آلودگی‎ (âludegi)
چتلی‎ (čatali) (Dari)

Descendants

→ Kazakh: кесапат (kesapat)

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