From Proto-Semitic *ʕašt- (“one”).
اِسْت • (ist) m (plural أَسْتَاه (ʔastāh))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | اِسْت ist |
الِاسْت al-ist |
اِسْت ist |
| Nominative | اِسْتٌ istun |
الِاسْتُ al-istu |
اِسْتُ istu |
| Accusative | اِسْتًا istan |
الِاسْتَ al-ista |
اِسْتَ ista |
| Genitive | اِسْتٍ istin |
الِاسْتِ al-isti |
اِسْتِ isti |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | اِسْتَيْن istayn |
الِاسْتَيْن al-istayn |
اِسْتَيْ istay |
| Nominative | اِسْتَانِ istāni |
الِاسْتَانِ al-istāni |
اِسْتَا istā |
| Accusative | اِسْتَيْنِ istayni |
الِاسْتَيْنِ al-istayni |
اِسْتَيْ istay |
| Genitive | اِسْتَيْنِ istayni |
الِاسْتَيْنِ al-istayni |
اِسْتَيْ istay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَسْتَاه ʔastāh |
الْأَسْتَاه al-ʔastāh |
أَسْتَاه ʔastāh |
| Nominative | أَسْتَاهٌ ʔastāhun |
الْأَسْتَاهُ al-ʔastāhu |
أَسْتَاهُ ʔastāhu |
| Accusative | أَسْتَاهًا ʔastāhan |
الْأَسْتَاهَ al-ʔastāha |
أَسْتَاهَ ʔastāha |
| Genitive | أَسْتَاهٍ ʔastāhin |
الْأَسْتَاهِ al-ʔastāhi |
أَسْتَاهِ ʔastāhi |
For quotations using this term, see Citations:است.
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ucV-. Cognate with Kurukh उज्जना (ujjanā)
اُسْتْ (ust)
اَست (ast)
اَست (ast) (definite accusative اَستؽ, plural اَستلار)
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩 (ast), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (astiy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ast |
| Dari reading? | ast |
| Iranian reading? | ast |
| Tajik reading? | ast |
است • (ast)
From Middle Persian 𐫀𐫘𐫤 (ʾst /ast/), from Proto-Iranian *HástH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁. Cognate with Northern Kurdish hestî, Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌- (asti-), Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi), Latin os, Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), Armenian ոսկոր (oskor).
است • (ast)