زیارت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

    Noun

    زیارت • (ziyâret) (definite accusative زیارتی (ziyâreti), plural زیارتلر (ziyâretler))

    1. visit, visitation, the act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.
      Near-synonym: عیادت (ʼıyâdet)
    2. (Islam) ziyarat, a non-obligatory pilgrimage to sites associated with the prophet Muhammad

    Derived terms

    • زیارت اوده‌مك (ziyâret ödemek, to pay a visit)
    • زیارت ایتمك (ziyâret etmek, to visit)
    • زیارتجی (ziyâretci, visitor)
    • زیارتكاه (ziyâretgâh, much visited place)
    • زیارتنامه (ziyâretnâme, prayers handbook)
    • زیارته كتمك (ziyârete gitmek, to go on a visit)

    Descendants

    • Turkish: ziyaret

    Further reading

    Persian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

      Pronunciation

       

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

      Noun

      زیارت • (ziyārat / ziyârat) (Tajik spelling зиёрат)

      1. pilgrimage (religious journey)
        • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎[6]:
          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 زِیَارَت (ziyārat), borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        زِیارَت • (ziyāratf (Hindi spelling ज़ियारत)

        1. visit
        2. pilgrimage

        Ushojo

        Etymology

        From Pashto زيارت ورځ (zyārat wardz).

        Noun

        زیارت (zyārat)

        1. Thursday