فعالیت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From فعال (faʿʿâl, “active”) +‎ ـیت (-iyet, “-ness”)..

Noun

فعالیت • (faʿʿâliyyet) (plural فعالیتلر)

activity

Descendants

Turkish: faaliyet
→ Persian: فعالیت (fa'âleyyat)

Persian

Etymology

From (fa'āl / fa'âl, “active”) +‎ (-iyyat / -iyat).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fa.ʔaː.lij.ˈjat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ʔɑː.li.jät̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑːɑː.li.jät̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔːɔː.li.jät̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ʔɒː.li.jæt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ʔɔ.li.jät̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	fa'āliyyat
Dari reading^?	fa'āliyat
Iranian reading^?	fa'âliyat
Tajik reading^?	fa'oliyat

Noun

فعالیت • (fa'āliyyat / fa'âliyat) (Tajik spelling фаолият)

activity
energy (the capacity to do work)
effort

Derived terms

فعالیت داشتن (fa'āliyyat dāštan / fa'âliyat dâštan)
فعالیت کردن (fa'āliyyat kardan / fa'âliyat kardan)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “فعالیت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press