શિસ્ત

Gujarati

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَسْت (šast) with a semantic shift from “thumb, fishhook, net, snare” to “discipline”.

Cognates

Compare Marathi शिस्त (śista), Konkani शिस्त (śista) / xist, Kannada ಶಿಸ್ತು (śistu).

Noun

શિસ્ત • (śist) f

1. discipline

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شُسْت (šust) (see شُسْتَن (šustan)) with a semantic shift from “washed” to “appropriate”.

Adjective

શિસ્ત • (śist) (indeclinable)

1. suitable, proper, appropriate, fit, right

   Synonyms: યોગ્ય (yogya), લાયક (lāyak)

Further reading

More information

• “શિસ્ત”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “શિસ્ત”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “શિસ્ત”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.