زیارت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zi.jɑː.ɾǽt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zi.jɑː.ɾǽt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zi.jɔː.ɾǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? ziyārat
Dari reading? ziyārat
Iranian reading? ziyârat
Tajik reading? ziyorat

Noun
Dari زیارت
Iranian Persian
Tajik зиёрат

زیارت • (ziyârat)

  1. pilgrimage (religious journey)
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎:
      مردم بسیار آنجا به زیارت روند و تقّرب جویند و به خداوند سبحانه و تعالی، و عمارات و حوض‌ها ساخته‌اند آنجا.
      mardum bisyār ānjā ba ziyārat rawand u taqqarub jūyand u ba xudāwand subhānahu wa ta'alā, u imārāt u hawz-hā sāxta-and ānjā.
      Many people go there for pilgrimage and seek intimacy with the Lord, may He be praised and exalted, and many buildings and water basins have been built there.
  2. (dated) visit

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِیارَت (ziyārat), from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

زِیارَت • (ziyārat) f (Hindi spelling ज़ियारत)

  1. visit
  2. pilgrimage

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto زيارت ورځ (zyārat wardz).

Noun

زیارت (zyārat)

  1. Thursday
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