زشت
Persian
Etymology
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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈziʃt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪʃt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zeʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ziʃt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zišt |
| Dari reading? | zišt |
| Iranian reading? | zešt |
| Tajik reading? | zišt |
Adjective
زشت • (zešt) (comparative زشتتَر, superlative زشتتَرین)
Related terms
- زشتی (zešti)
- زشت کردن (zešt kardan)
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: زشت (zišt)