شهامت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَامَة (šahāma).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃa.haː.ˈmat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɦɑː.mát̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɑː.mát̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔːɔː.mát̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.ɦɒː.mǽt̪ʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɦɔ.mát̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šahāmat
Dari reading^?	šahāmat
Iranian reading^?	šahâmat
Tajik reading^?	šahomat

Noun

شهامت • (šahāmat / šahâmat) (Tajik spelling шаҳомат)

courage, valor
Synonyms: شجاعت (šujā'at / šojâ'at), جرأت (jur'at / jor'at)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “شهامت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim