دستمال

Persian

Etymology

From دست (dast) +‎ مال (mâl-).

Dari	دستمال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дастмол

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dast.mɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɔːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æst̪.mɒːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.mɔl]

Readings
Classical reading?	dastmāl
Dari reading?	dastmāl
Iranian reading?	dastmâl
Tajik reading?	dastmol

Noun

دستمال • (dastmâl) (plural دستمال‌ها (dastmâl-hâ))

1. handkerchief

   مرد به خانم مینا دستمالی داد و از او درخواست کرد پستان خود را بپوشاند قبل از اینکه حرف بزند. ― The man gave Ms. Mina a handkerchief and requested her to cover her breast before she speaks.

2. napkin

Derived terms

• دستمال کاغذی (dastmâl-kâğazi)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: dəsmal
• Bashkir: таҫтамал (taśtamal)
• → Gujarati: દસ્તમાલ (dastamāl)
• Northern Kurdish: destmal
• Tabasaran: дасмал (dasmal)
• Zazaki: destmale