کرت
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown.
According to the 1390s chronicle فُتوحاتِ میرانشاهی (fotuhât-e mirânšâhi, “Conquests of Miran Shah”), the word is an obscure word meaning شکافتن (šekâftan, “to split; to destroy”). The Kart founder is said to have fought viciously as a commander for the Mongols in a battle against the Khwarazmshah, during which the Khwarazmians said آن غوری کرت است (ân ğuri kart ast, “This Ghurid is kart”), whence the name.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kaɾt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæɹt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɹt̪]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | kart |
Dari reading? | kart |
Iranian reading? | kart |
Tajik reading? | kart |
Noun
[edit]کَرت • (kart)
- (historical) Kartid (member of a dynasty that ruled Khurasan in the 1200s and 1300s, related to the Ghurids)
- Synonym: کرتی (karti)
Usage notes
[edit]- After the extinction of the dynasty, the correct vocalism of the word was forgotten until the 1900s, and the word was sometimes mistakenly vocalized as کُرت (kort) or کِرت (kert).