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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian wstʾhw' (wistāx, “confident, bold”), from wistāxw, from Old Persian *vistāhuva-. Akin to Old Armenian վստահ (vstah), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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gustāx
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| Dari reading?
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gustāx
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| Iranian reading?
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gostâx
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| Tajik reading?
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gustox
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Adjective
گستاخ • (gostâx) (comparative گستاختَر (gostâx-tar), superlative گستاختَرین (gostâx-tarin))
- brash; impudent; insolent (of people)
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References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wistāx”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “گستاخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul