کیست

See also: گیست

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kyste.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲiːst̪]

Readings
Iranian reading?	kist

Noun

کیست • (kist) (plural کیست‌ها (kist-hâ))

1. cyst

   کیست بیکر ― kist-e beyker ― Baker's cyst

   کیست تخمدان ― kist-e toxm-dân ― ovarian cyst

Etymology 2

Phrase

کیست • (kist)

1. A contraction of کی (ki, “who”) and است (ast, “is”).

   این مال کیست ؟ ― in mâl-e kist? ― to whom does this belong?

   آن آقا کیست ؟ ― ân âqâ kist? ― who is that man?