لخت

Persian

Etymology 1

Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *reu-.[1] Compare the classical form رت‎ (rot) with the same meaning.

Adjective
Dari لخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik лухт

لخت • (loxt)

  1. naked, nude
    Synonyms: برهنه‎ (berahne), عریان‎ (oryân)

Etymology 2

From لخشیدن‎ (laxšidan, “to slide”).

Adjective

لخت • (laxt)

  1. (Iran, of hair) sleek

Noun
Dari لخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik лахт

لخت • (laxt)

  1. piece, portion

Noun
Dari لخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik лахт

لخت • (laxt)

  1. (archaic) club, mace
Descendants
  • → Middle Armenian: լախտ (laxt)
    • Armenian: լախտ (laxt)
  • → Georgian: ლახტი (laxṭi)
Further reading
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 157
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “լախտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 260a

References
  1. Pokorny 868-871
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