نیت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nij.ˈjat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.ját̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ni.ját̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.ját̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪ʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.ját̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	niyyat
Dari reading^?	niyat
Iranian reading^?	niyat
Tajik reading^?	niyat

Noun

نیت • (niyyat / niyat) (plural نیت‌ها (niyyat-hā / niyat-hâ), or نیات (niyyât), Tajik spelling ният)

intent, purpose

Derived terms

بد نیت (bad niyyat / bad niyat)
حسن نیت (husn-i niyyat / hosn-e niyat)
خوش نیت (xwaš niyyat / xoš niyat)
سوء نیت (sū'-i niyyat / su'-e niyat)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Urdu: نِیَّت (niyyat)

Hindi: नीयत (nīyat), निय्यत (niyyat)

Further reading

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (niyyat), from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Noun

نِیَّت • (niyyat) f (Hindi spelling नीयत)

intention, intent, purpose

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu نیت (niyyat), from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Noun

نیت (neyat)

intention, intent, purpose