دویست
Persian
| [a], [b] ← 100 | ۲۰۰ 200 |
300 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | ||
| Cardinal: دویست (devist), دوصد (do-sad) | ||
Alternative forms
- دیویست (divist) (dialectal, Tehrani)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (/duwēst/), from Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬈𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬈 (duuesate).[1] Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (dwyst). Displaced by دوصد (do-sad) in eastern dialects of Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /du.ˈwiːst/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪e.viːst̪]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [d̪iː.viːst̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | duwīst |
| Iranian reading? | devist |
Numeral
| Dari | دوصد |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | دویست |
| Tajik | дусад |
دویست • (devist)
- (Iran, archaic elsewhere) two hundred