کیست

See also: گیست

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kyste.

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? kist

Noun

کیست • (kist) (plural کیست‌ها)

  1. cyst
    کیست بیکر ― kist-e beyker ― Baker's cyst
    کیست تخمدان ― kist-e toxm-dân ― ovarian cyst

Etymology 2

Phrase

کیست • (kist)

  1. A contraction of کی (ki, “who”) and است (ast, “is”).
    این مال کیست ؟ ― in mâl-e kist? ― to whom does this belong?
    آن آقا کیست ؟ ― ân âqâ kist? ― who is that man?
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