آهسته

See also: آہستہ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • آسه (âsse) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian [Term?], compare Khotanese [script needed] (tsāṣṭa-, “calm”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ɦɪs.t̪ʰǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ː], [ʔɑː.jɪs.t̪ʰǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.jis.t̪ʰǽ]
 

Readings
Classical reading? āhista
Dari reading? āhista
Iranian reading? âheste
Tajik reading? ohista
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Adjective

آهسته • (āhista / âheste) (comparative آهسته‌تَر, superlative آهسته‌تَرین, Tajik spelling оҳиста)

  1. quiet (of sound)
  2. slow
    لُطْفاً آهِسْتِه‌تَر حَرْف بِزَنید.
    lotfan âheste-tar harf bezanid.
    Please speak more slowly.
  3. (archaic) calm, reserved
    • 10th-century, unknown author, Hudud al-'Alam:
      اوهر شهرکیست به بر کوه نهاده و با آبهای بسیار، جائی بسیار کشت و مردمانی آهسته.
      Owhar(?) is a small town on mountain's foot with many waters, a place with many fields and calm people.

Adverb

آهسته • (āhista / âheste) (Tajik spelling оҳиста)

  1. softly, gently
    آهِسْتِه و آرام صُحْبَت کَرْدَن
    âheste o ârâm sohbat kardan
    to speak softly
  2. slowly
    آهِسْتِه بِرانید ― âheste berânid ― drive slowly

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: asta
  • → Bengali: আস্তে (aste)
  • → Kumyk: аста (asta)
  • → Turkish: aheste
  • → Urdu: آہِسْتَہ (āhista)
  • → Uyghur: ئاستا (asta)

References

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