زشت
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (zyšt' /zišt/, “hateful, ugly”), a loanword from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (zaēša) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyždas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeysd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (“ghost, mind”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ziʃt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zeʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ziʃt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zišt |
Dari reading? | zišt |
Iranian reading? | zešt |
Tajik reading? | zišt |
Adjective edit
زشت • (zešt) (comparative زشتتَر (zešt-tar), superlative زشتتَرین (zešt-tarin))
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Gulf Arabic: زشت (zišt)