کثافت

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic كَثَافَة (kaṯāfa, density). The semantic shift from Arabic is explained by the fact that in some Arabic and Persian dialects dirt (soil) is used in the sense of bulk density, as the latter property denotes the magnitude of solids like mineral components such as soil/earth/dirt/gravel.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɪ.sɑː.fát̪], [kʰä.sɑː.fát̪]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰɪ.sɑː.fát̪], [kʰä.sɑː.fát̪]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰi.sɔː.fát̪], [kʰä.sɔː.fát̪]
    • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲe.sɒː.fǽt̪ʰ], [kʰʲæ.sɒː.fǽt̪ʰ]

    Readings
    Classical reading? kisāfát, kasāfát
    Dari reading? kisāfat, kasāfat
    Iranian reading? kesâfat, kasâfat
    Tajik reading? kasofat

    Noun

    Dari چتلی
    Iranian Persian کثافت
    Tajik ифлоскунӣ, ифлоси, олудагӣ, чиркинӣ

    کثافت • (kisāfat, kasāfat / kesâfat, kasâfat) (plural کثافات, Tajik spelling касофат)

    1. filth
    2. dirt
    3. muck
    4. pollution
    5. (Dari) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, waste, litter
      خَرِیطَهٔ کِثَافَت (Dari)xarīta-yi kisāfatrubbish bag, bin bag, trash bag, garbage bag

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Kazakh: кесапат (kesapat)