نیت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nij.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nij.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.jǽt̪]

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

Noun

Dari	نیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ният

نیت • (niyyat) (plural نیت‌ها (niyyat-hâ) or نیات (niyyât))

1. intent, purpose

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun «نیت»

• حسن نیت
• سوء نیت
• خوش نیت
• بد نیت

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

Noun

نِیَّت • (niyyat) f (Hindi spelling निय्यत)

1. intention, intent, purpose

Ushojo

Etymology

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

Noun

نیت (neyat)

1. intention, intent, purpose