دستی

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dastīg, “-handed”), also borrowed in Arabic دَسْتِيج (dastīj), and as well newly formed from دست (dast, “hand”) +‎ ـی (-i, “attributive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [das.ˈtiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æs.t̪ʰíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	dastī
Dari reading?	dastī
Iranian reading?	dasti
Tajik reading?	dasti

Adjective

Dari	دستی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дастӣ

دستی • (dasti)

1. portable, handheld (device and equipment that are small and light enough to be carried by hand)

   چراغ دستی ― čerâğ-e dasti ― flashlight

   کیف دستی ― kif-e dasti ― small bag, purse

2. made by hand, handcrafted

   صنایع دستی ― sanâye'-e dasti ― handicrafts (literally, “handcrafted arts”)

3. tamed, domesticated (especially of birds)

   Synonyms: رام (râm), دست آموز (dast âmuz)

4. fake, artificial

   خاک دستی ― xâk-e dasti ― artificial soil, fake soil

5. (rare, only in certain compounds) temporary, short-term

Noun

دستی • (dasti)

1. Certain vessels, dishes, or containers that have handles on both sides such as baskets, pots, etc. (usage varies by region)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دَسْتِيَّة (dastiyya) (rare)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دستی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne, Goeje, Michael Jan (1866) Description de l'Afrique et de l'Espagne par Edrîsî‎^[1] (in French), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 500
• أبو محمد عبد الله بن مسلم بن قتيبة (a. 889) Michael Jan de Goeje, editor, Ibn Qotaiba. Liber poësis et poëtarum. كتاب الشعر والشعراء وقيل طبقات الشعراء‎^[2] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1904, page 383