کثافت

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Persian

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Etymology

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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

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Readings
Classical reading? kisāfat
Dari reading? kisāfat
Iranian reading? kesâfat
Tajik reading? kisofat

Noun

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

کثافت (kesâfat) (plural کثافات (kesâfât))

  1. filth
  2. dirt
  3. muck
  4. pollution
  5. (Dari) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, waste, litter
    خریطه کثافت
    xarita-ye kasâfat
    rubbish bag, bin bag, trash bag, garbage bag

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Kazakh: кесапат (kesapat)