اعتصاب

See also: اغتصاب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِصَاب (iʕtiṣāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʔ.ti.ˈsɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.t̪ʰɪ.sɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.t̪ʰɪ.sɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.t̪ʰɪ.sɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.t̪ʰi.sɔ́ːb̥]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.t̪ʰe.sɒ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.t̪ʰe.sɒ́ːb̥]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.t̪ʰe.sɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.t̪ʰi.sɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	i'tisāḇ
Dari reading?	e'tisāb
Iranian reading?	e'tesâb
Tajik reading?	eʾtisob

Noun

Dari	اعتصاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	эътисоб

اِعْتِصَاب • (e'tesâb) (plural اعتصابات (e'tesâbât) or اعتصاب‌ها (e'tesâb-hâ))

1. strike (work stoppage)

   اعتصابات سراسری ― e'tesâbât-e sarâsari ― general strikes

   اعتصاب کارکنان صحی (Dari)

   i'tisāb-i kārkunān-i sihhī

   protests by healthcare workers

Derived terms

• اعتصاب غذا (e'tesâb-e ğazâ, “hunger strike”)