दस्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دست (dast). Compare Bengali দস্ত (dosto), Gujarati દસ્ત (dast). Doublet of हाथ (hāth) and हस्त (hast).

Noun

दस्त • (dast) m (Urdu spelling دست)

  1. (anatomy) hand (in compounds)
  2. diarrhoea
    Synonym: अतिसार (atisār)
  3. a cubit

Synonyms (diarrhea)

Declension

Declension of दस्त (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दस्त
dast 		दस्त
dast
oblique दस्त
dast 		दस्तों
dastõ
vocative दस्त
dast 		दस्तो
dasto
  • दस्त-बदस्त (dast-badast, “hand-in-hand”)
  • दस्तक (dastak, “knock (on a door)”)
  • दस्तकार (dastakār, “dexterous”)
  • दस्तकारी (dastakārī, “hand-crafted”)
  • दस्तख़त (dastaxat, “signature”)
  • दस्तावर (dastāvar, “purgative”)
  • दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez, “document”)
  • दस्तावेज़ी (dastāvezī, “documentary”)

References

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