دشت

See also: دست

Khalaj

Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of dəşt (desert, steppe)

Declension

Declension of دشت
singular plural
nominative دشت دشتلَر
genitive دشتۆݧ دشتلَریݧ
dative دشتکه دشتلَرکه
definite accusative دشتۆ دشتلَری
locative دشتچه دشتلَرچه
ablative دشتده دشتلَرده
instrumental دشتله دشتلَرله
equative دشتوارا دشتلَروارا

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

  • دشن (dašn)

Noun

Dari دشت
Iranian Persian
Tajik дашт

دشت • (dašt) (plural دشت‌ها (dašt-hâ))

  1. first income, handsel
    Synonym: دشت اول
Synonyms
  • دستلاف (dastlâf)
  • سفته (safte)
Descendants

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

دشت • (došt) (comparative دشت‌تَر, superlative دشت‌تَرین)

  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