مهلت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْلَة (muhla).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muh.ˈlat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɦ.lät̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.lät̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.lät̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɦ.læt̪ʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɵh.lät̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muhlat
Dari reading^?	mohlat
Iranian reading^?	mohlat
Tajik reading^?	mühlat

Noun

مهلت • (muhlat / mohlat) (Tajik spelling мӯҳлат)

a deadline or a period of grace given thereafter

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मोहलत (mohlat)

Urdu: مُہْلَت (muhlat)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “مهلت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.