کرامت

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma)bor.
Persian کرامت

    Borrowed from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.mät̪]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.mät̪]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾɔː.mät̪]

    Readings
    Classical reading? karāmat
    Dari reading? karāmat
    Iranian reading? karâmat
    Tajik reading? karomat

    Noun

    کَرامَت • (karāmat / karâmat) (plural کَرامات, Tajik spelling каромат)

    1. dignity
    2. wonder, miraculous act (especially when associated with an Islamic saint or holy man)
      • 1723—1724, Kishan Chand Ikhlās, quoting Dayal Das Parasruri, همیشه بهار [Hamiše Bahâr]:
        ببین کرامت بتخانه مرا ای شیخ، که چون خراب شود خانه خدا گردد
        be-bin karâmat-e bot-xâne-ye ma-râ ey šeyx, ke čon xarâb šavad xâne-ye xodâ gardad
        Behold the miracle of my temple, o Shaykh! [Even] when it is destroyed [by being converted into a mosque], it becomes a house of God.
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