دستخوش

Persian

Etymology

دست (dast, “hand”) +‎ خوش (xoš, “good”): probably originally "something played with in the hands" (but rarely if ever attested in this sense).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dast.ˈxʷaʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.xʊ́ʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.xʊ́ʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.xʊ́ʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.ˈxuʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æst̪.xóʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.χúʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dastxwaš
Dari reading?	dastxuš
Iranian reading?	dastxoš
Tajik reading?	dastxuš

Adjective

دستخوش • (dastxoš)

1. subject to (especially something negative); victim (of)

   دستخوش طوفان شدید ― dastxoš-e tufân-e šadid ― subject to severe storm