تهیدست

Persian

Etymology

From (tohi, “empty”) +‎ (dast, “hand”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tu.hiː.ˈdast/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰo̞.ɦiː.d̪ǽst̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.jiː.d̪ǽst̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.ji.d̪ǽst̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰo.ɦiː.d̪ǽst̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.ɦi.d̪ǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tuhīdast
Dari reading^?	tohīdast
Iranian reading^?	tohidast
Tajik reading^?	tuhidast

Adjective

تهیدست • (tohidast)

poor, indigent
Synonym: فقیر (faqir)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تهیدست”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim