مشت

See also: مست

Arabic

Verb

مَشَتْ • (mašat) (form I) /ma.ʃat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of مَشَى (mašā)

Mazanderani

Adjective

مشت (mašt)

  1. full

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشت (mušt, fist, punch), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwšt' /⁠mušt⁠/, fist), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist).

Noun

مشت • (muşt) (definite accusative مشتی (muştu), plural مشتلر (muştlar))

  1. fist, a hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward against the palm
    Synonym: یومروق (yumruk)
  2. punch, box, a blow, hit, or strike made using the hand closed into a fist
    Synonym: یومروق (yumruk)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muşt

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwšt' /⁠mušt⁠/, fist), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬌 (mušti) and Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi). Also compare Old Armenian մշտիկ (mštik), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

مشت • (mošt)

  1. fist
  2. punch
  3. handful
Descendants
  • Classical Azerbaijani: müşt
  • Middle Georgian: მუშტი (mušṭi)
    • Armenian: մուշտի (mušti)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مشت (muşt)
    • Turkish: muşt

Etymology 2

Adjective

مشت • (mašt) (comparative مشت‌تَر, superlative مشت‌تَرین)

  1. plentiful
  2. (dialectal, Kazerun) thick, dense