जास्त
Marathi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian زیادتی (ziyâdati), from Arabic زِيَادَةِ (ziyādati). Related to जादा (jādā). Compare Gujarati જાસ્તી (jāstī), Kannada ಜಾಸ್ತಿ (jāsti), dialectal Punjabi ਜਾਸਤੀ (jāstī), Bengali জাস্তি (jasti).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
जास्त • (jāsta)
Adverb edit
जास्त • (jāsta)
Usage notes edit
- जास्त (jāsta), अधिक (adhik) and कमी (kamī) are used to explicitly indicate the comparative degree of adjectives.[1]
- जास्त हुशार ― jāsta huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- अधिक हुशार ― adhik huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- कमी हुशार ― kamī huśār ― less smart, less intelligent
- सर्वात (जास्त) is one way to indicate the superlative degree of adjectives. [1]
- सर्वात (जास्त) हुशार ― sarvāt (jāsta) huśār ― smartest, most intelligent
Derived terms edit
- जास्तीत जास्त (jāstīt jāsta, “maximum”)
References edit
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जास्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जास्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जास्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).