جستن

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See also: خشبن, حسبن, and خستن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *zgad- (to go on, gallop, mount), with no further cognates outside of Iranian.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? jastan
Dari reading? jastan
Iranian reading? jastan
Tajik reading? jastan

Verb

Dari جَستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷастан

جستن (jastan) (present stem جه (jah))

  1. to jump
    Synonym: پریدن (paridan)
Conjugation

References

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 473-4

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian *Hyawd- (to fight, struggle (for something), strive, seek), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰ- (to fight, struggle).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? justan
Dari reading? justan
Iranian reading? jostan
Tajik reading? justan

Verb

Dari جُستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷустан

جستن (jostan) (present stem جو (ju))

  1. to search; to seek; to look for
Conjugation
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References

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176-7