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Persian
Etymology
دست (dast, “hand”) + گیر (gir, present stem of گرفتن (gereftan, “to take”)).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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dastgīr
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| Dari reading?
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dastgīr
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| Iranian reading?
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dastgir
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| Tajik reading?
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dastgir
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Adjective
دستگیر • (dastgir)
- arrested, under arrest
- Synonym: بازداشت (bâzdâšt)
- captured, taken prisoner
Derived terms
Noun
دستگیر • (dastgir)
- helper, supporter, someone who takes one's hand
c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 108:در پای غم فتاد سلیمی ز دست هجر
وقتست ای پری که شوی دستگیر ما- dar pā-yi ğam fitād salīmī zi dast-i hajr
waqt ast ay parī ki šawī dastgīr-i mā - Selim has fallen in the foot of grief out of his separation ;
O my fairy, it is time for you to take me in the hand.
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