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saḵẖt[prob. Zend śakhta, rt. śac= S. शƠ, rt. शक्; but said to be another form of sanjīda, q.v.], adj. Hard, stiff, rigid, firm, fast; strong, solid; tight; constipated; obdurate, obstinate; stingy, sordid; wretched; difficult, arduous, troublesome; painful, grievous; severe, intense, vehement, violent; great, gross, excessive, extreme, egregious; austere, stern, harsh; very cruel, fell;—adv. Very, intensely, violently, severely, excessively, extremely, etc.:—saḵẖt-andāz, s.m. An archer:—saḵẖt-dil, adj. Hard-hearted:—saḵẖt-dilī, s.f. Hardness of heart:—saḵẖt-rū, adj. Of austere countenance, stern-faced, sour-looking:—saḵẖt-sust kahnā(-se), To reproach, scold, chide, to rail (at):—saḵẖt-go, adj. & s.m. Harsh or unpleasant of speech; saying unpleasant things;—one who speaks harshly or says unpleasant things:—saḵẖt-go`i, s.f. Harshness or unpleasantness of language; abuse:—saḵẖt-gīr, adj. Holding fast (an animal of chase):—saḵẖt-gīrī, s.f. Extortion, exaction, taking by force.
Origin: Persian