لخت

Persian

Etymology 1

    Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *reu-.[1] Compare the classical form رت (rot) with the same meaning.

    Adjective

    Dari لخت
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik лухт

    لخت • (loxt)

    1. naked, nude
      Synonyms: برهنه (berahne), عریان (oryân)

    Etymology 2

      From لخشیدن (laxšidan, “to slide”).

      Adjective

      لخت • (laxt)

      1. (Iran, of hair) sleek

      Etymology 3

        An imitative element borrowed from dialects.[2]

        Noun

        Dari لخت
        Iranian Persian
        Tajik лахт

        لخت • (laxt)

        1. piece, portion
        • سنگلاخ (sanglâx, “stony”)
        • لخت (laxt, “club, mace”)
        • لخته (laxte, “clot”)
        • لخشک (laxšak, “noodle”)
        • لق (laq), لغ (laġ, “an addle egg”)
        • لک (lak, “stain”)

        Etymology 4

          Related to लकुट (lakuṭa, “club”) and لگد (lagad, “kick; recoil”).

          Noun

          Dari لخت
          Iranian Persian
          Tajik лахт

          لخت • (laxt)

          1. (archaic) club, mace
          Descendants
          • → Middle Armenian: լախտ (laxt)
            • Armenian: լախտ (laxt)
          • → Georgian: ლახტი (laxṭi)

          References

          1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 868-871
          2. ^ Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990), Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 115 Nr. 336
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