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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (zyšt' /zišt/, “hateful, ugly”), a loanword from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (zaēša) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyždas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeysd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (“ghost, mind”).
Pronunciation
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zišt
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| Dari reading?
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zišt
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| Iranian reading?
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zešt
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| Tajik reading?
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zišt
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Adjective
زشت • (zešt) (comparative زشتتَر (zešt-tar), superlative زشتتَرین (zešt-tarin))
- ugly
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: زشت (zišt)