Persian

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Etymology

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Past stem of the verb شکستن (šekastan, to break).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šikast
Dari reading? šikast
Iranian reading? šekast
Tajik reading? šikast

Noun

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Dari شِکَست
Iranian Persian
Tajik шикаст

شکست (šekast)

  1. fracture
  2. defeat
  3. failure (in an exam)

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