See also: خشبن, حسبن, and خستن

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Iranian *zgad- (to go on, gallop, mount), with no further cognates outside of Iranian.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? jastan
Dari reading? jastan
Iranian reading? jastan
Tajik reading? jastan

Verb edit

Dari جَستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷастан

جستن (jastan) (present stem جه (jah))

  1. to jump
    Synonym: پریدن (paridan)
Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 473-4

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Iranian *Hyawd- (to fight, struggle (for something), strive, seek), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰ- (to fight, struggle).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? justan
Dari reading? justan
Iranian reading? jostan
Tajik reading? justan

Verb edit

Dari جُستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷустан

جستن (jostan) (present stem جو (ju))

  1. to search; to seek; to look for
Conjugation edit
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References edit

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176-7