Middle Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (astiy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡀𐡉𐡕𐡉 (ʾīṯ).

Verb edit

𐭠𐭩𐭲𐭩 (ast)

  1. is
  2. exists

Descendants edit

  • Persian: است (ast)