Persian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Gilaki ووشتن (vöštən), Mazanderani وشتن (vošten), Talysh وشتن (vašten), all meaning “to jump around, to play”.

The present root is not certain. Possibly وس (vas).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? waštan
Dari reading? waštan
Iranian reading? vaštan
Tajik reading? vaštan

Verb

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وشتن (vaštan)

  1. (obsolete) to dance
    Synonym: رقصیدن (raqsidan)
  2. (obsolete) to leap
    Synonyms: جستن (jastan), پریدن (paridan)

Conjugation

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