دشت
Khalaj
Noun
دَشت (dəşt) (definite accusative دَشتی, plural دَشتلَر)
Declension
| 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 | دشتواره | دشتلَرواره |
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.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈdaʃt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äʃt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪æʃt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dašt |
| Dari reading? | dašt |
| Iranian reading? | dašt |
| Tajik reading? | dašt |
Noun
دشت • (dašt) (plural دشتها (dašt-hā / dašt-hâ), Tajik spelling дашт)
- plain, field
- desert
- 1932, محمد اقبال [Muhammad Iqbāl], “In the Presence of Shah-i Hamadan”, in Arthur J. Arberry, transl., جاویدنامه [Jāvīdnāma, Book of Eternity][1]:
- زندگی جولان میان کوہ و دشت
ای خنک موجی کہ از ساحل گذشت- zindagī jawalān-i miyān-i kōh u dašt
ay xunak mawj-ē ki az sāhil guzašt - Life is to leap amidst mountain and desert —
Happy is the wave that has transgressed the shore!
- zindagī jawalān-i miyān-i kōh u dašt
- burial ground
- chessboard
- dry musk
Derived terms
- دشت سیلابی (dašt-e seylâbi)
- دشتگرد (daštgerd)
Descendants
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)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈdaʃt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äʃt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪æʃt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dašt |
| Dari reading? | dašt |
| Iranian reading? | dašt |
| Tajik reading? | dašt |
Noun
دشت • (dašt) (plural دشتها (dašt-hā / dašt-hâ), Tajik spelling дашт)
Synonyms
- دستلاف (dastlâf)
- سفته (safte)
Descendants
- Arabic: داشن (dāšan)
Etymology 3
From or related to Proto-Iranian *duš-. Cognate with Sanskrit दुष्ट (duṣṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈduʃt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ʊʃt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪oʃt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪uʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dušt |
| Dari reading? | dušt |
| Iranian reading? | došt |
| Tajik reading? | dušt |
Adjective
دشت • (dušt / došt) (comparative دشتتَر, superlative دشتتَرین, Tajik spelling душт)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دشت”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “دشت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دشت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دَشْت (dašt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əʃt̪/
Noun
دَشْت • (daśt) m (Hindi spelling दश्त)