شگفت

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (škypt’ /⁠škeft⁠/, astonishing, extraordinary, hard), cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬐𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (skapta, wonderful).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɪ.ɡɪ́ft̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃɪ.ɡɪ́ft̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃi.ɡíft̪]

Readings
Classical reading? šigift
Dari reading? šigift
Iranian reading? šegeft
Tajik reading? šigift

Noun

شگفت • (šegeft) (plural شگفت‌ها (šegeft-hâ))

  1. surprise, wonder, amazement
    Synonym: تعجب (ta'ajjob)

Derived terms

  • شگفتی (šegefti)
  • شگفت‌انگیز (šegeft-angiz)
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