گمست

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “I am drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈmast/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.mǽst̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gamast
Dari reading^?	gamast
Iranian reading^?	gamast
Tajik reading^?	gamast

Noun

گمست • (gamast)

amethyst
Synonyms: آمیتیست (âmitist), یاقوت ارغوانی (yâqut-e arġavâni)

Descendants

→ Arabic: جَمَشْت (jamašt), جَمَسْت (jamast), جَمَز (jamaz)