دشت

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See also: دست

Khalaj

Noun

دَشت (dəşt) (definite accusative دَشتی, plural دَشتلَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of dəşt (desert, steppe)

Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (dšt' /⁠dašt⁠/, desert, field, plain) from Proto-Iranian *dáxštah. Compare Armenian դաշտ (dašt, plain, field), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

Dari دشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik дашт

دشت (dašt) (plural دشت‌ها (dašt-hâ))

  1. plain, field
  2. desert
  3. burial ground
  4. chessboard
  5. dry musk
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Arabic: دست (dast)
  • Khalaj: dəşt
  • Urdu: دشت (dašt)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian right hand (dšn' /⁠dašn⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *dášinah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáćšinas, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-i-no-s, from *deḱs- (right (side)).

Alternative forms

Noun

Dari دشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik дашт

دشت (dašt) (plural دشت‌ها (dašt-hâ))

  1. first income, handsel
    Synonym: دشت اول
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 3

From or related to Proto-Iranian *duš-. Cognate with Sanskrit दुष्ट (duṣṭa).

Adjective

دشت (došt) (comparative دشت‌تَر (došt-tar), superlative دشت‌تَرین (došt-tarin))

  1. evil, wicked
  2. foul, offensive

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دشت (dašt).

Pronunciation

Noun

دشت (daśtm (Hindi spelling दश्त)

  1. desert
  2. wasteland, an arid plain