ناشتا
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naːʃ.ˈtaː/, /naː.ʃi.ˈtaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑːʃ.t̪ʰɑː], [nɑː.ʃɪ.t̪ʰɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒːʃ.t̪ʰɒː], [nɒː.ʃe.t̪ʰɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔʃ.t̪ʰɔ], [nɔ.ʃi.t̪ʰɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nāštā, nāšitā |
| Dari reading? | nāštā, nāšitā |
| Iranian reading? | nâštâ, nâšetâ |
| Tajik reading? | nošto, nošito |
Etymology 1
Probably cognate with Sanskrit अनाशित (anāśita, “one who has not eaten, hungry”); alternatively, from نه (na, “not”) + a form derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Compare Mazanderani انیشتا (“hungry”), Southern Kurdish ناشتا (naşta, “breakfast”), Northern Kurdish naştahî (“drought”).
Adjective
ناشتا • (nâštâ, nâšetâ)
Etymology 2
From original ناشتایی (nâštâ'i, nâštâyi), related to etymology above.
Noun
ناشتا • (nâštâ, nâšetâ)
Alternative forms
- ناشتاب (nāštāb)
- نانشته (nāništa) (Tajik)
Descendants
- → Uzbek: nonushta
- → Uyghur: ناشتا (nashta)
- → Hindustani:
References
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 117
Urdu
Alternative forms
- ناشْتَہ (nāśta)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَاشْتَا (nāštā). First attested in c. 1591 as Middle Hindi ناشتا (naśta).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑːʃ.t̪ɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: ناش‧تا
Noun
نَاشْتَا • (nāśtā) m (Hindi spelling नाश्ता)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ناشْتا (nāśtā) | ناشْتے (nāśte) |
| oblique | ناشْتے (nāśte) | ناشْتوں (nāśtõ) |
| vocative | ناشْتے (nāśte) | ناشْتو (nāśto) |
Descendants
- → Kannada: ನಾಷ್ಟಾ (nāṣṭā)
- → Malayalam: നാശ്ത (nāśta), നാസ്ത (nāsta)
- → Tamil: நாஸ்தா (nāstā), நாஷ்தா (nāṣtā)
References
Further reading
More information
- “ناشتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ناشتا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ناشتا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “ناشتا”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “ناشتا”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
Uyghur
| Perso-Arabic | ناشتا |
|---|---|
| Latin | nashta |
| Cyrillic | нашта |
Etymology
From Persian ناشتا (nâštâ, nâšetâ).
Noun
ناشتا • (nashta) (plural ناشتىلار (nashtilar))