दस्ता

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دسته (dasta), from Middle Persian dstk' (dastag, bunch, bundle, group; handle).

Noun[edit]

दस्ता (dastām (Urdu spelling دستہ)

  1. contingent, cohort, group
  2. (military) unit
  3. handhold, grip

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