مشت

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Arabic

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Verb

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مَشَتْ (mašat) (form I) /ma.ʃat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of مَشَى (mašā)

Mazanderani

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Adjective

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مشت (mašt)

  1. full

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مشت (mušt, fist, punch), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwšt' /⁠mušt⁠/, fist), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist).

Noun

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مشت (muşt) (definite accusative مشتی (muştu), plural مشتلر (muştlar))

  1. fist, a hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward against the palm
    Synonym: یومروق (yumruk)
  2. punch, box, a blow, hit, or strike made using the hand closed into a fist
    Synonym: یومروق (yumruk)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: muşt

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwšt' /⁠mušt⁠/, fist), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬌 (mušti) and Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi). Also compare Old Armenian մշտիկ (mštik), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

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مشت (mošt)

  1. fist
  2. punch
  3. handful
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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مشت (mašt) (comparative مشت‌تَر (mašt-tar), superlative مشت‌تَرین (mašt-tarin))

  1. plentiful
  2. (dialectal, Kazerun) thick, dense