پوست
See also: بؤست
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian pwst' (pōst, “skin, hide, shell”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 (pavastā). See also Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈpoːst/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰoːst̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰuːst̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɵst̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pōst |
| Dari reading? | pōst |
| Iranian reading? | pust |
| Tajik reading? | püst |
Noun
| Dari | پوست |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пӯст |
پوست • (pust) (plural پوستها)
Derived terms
Related terms
- پوسته (puste)
Descendants
- → Urdu: پوست (pōst)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian پوست (pōst, “skin; hide; rind”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /poːst̪/
Noun
پوست • (post) m (Hindi spelling पोस्त)
Derived terms
- پوست بَرْ پوست (pōst-bar-pōst, “layer upon layer”, adverb)
- پوست پَرَست (pōst-parast, “superficial-minded person”)
- پوست کُن (pōst-kun, “flayer”)
- پوسْتِین (pōstīn, “leather”)
- پوسْتِین دوز (pōstīn-dōz, “furrier”)
- گوشْت پوسْت (gōšt-pōst, “flesh and skin”)
References
- “پوست”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پوست”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “پوست”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.