گذشته

Persian

Etymology

Related to گذشتن (gozaštan, “to pass”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡu.ðaʃ.ˈta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.zäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.zäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.zäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.zäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥o.zæʃ.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.zäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	guḏašta
Dari reading?	guzašta
Iranian reading?	gozašte
Tajik reading?	guzašta

Adjective

گذشته • (gozašte)

Dari	گذشته
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гузашта

1. past, last

   سال گذشته

   sâl-e gozašte

   last year, the past year

Noun

گذشته • (gozašte) (plural گذشته‌ها (gozašte-hâ) or گذشته‌گان (gozašte-gân))

1. the past
   • c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

     بر نامده و گذشته بنیاد مکن.

     bar nâmade o gozašte bonyâd ma-kon.

     Build not your foundations on the future and the past.

2. a past event
3. a person of the past

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: गुज़श्ता (guzaśtā)

  Urdu: گزشتہ