زشت
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (zyšt' /zišt/, “hateful, ugly”), a loanword from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (zaēša) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyždas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeysd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (“ghost, mind”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ziʃt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zeʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ziʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zišt |
| Dari reading? | zišt |
| Iranian reading? | zešt |
| Tajik reading? | zišt |
Adjective
[edit]زشت • (zešt) (comparative زشتتَر (zešt-tar), superlative زشتتَرین (zešt-tarin))
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Gulf Arabic: زشت (zišt)
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Avestan
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian adjectives