دس

Arabic

Root
د س س (d s s)
12 terms

Verb

دَسَّ • (dassa) I (non-past يَدُسُّ (yadussu), verbal noun دَسّ (dass))

1. to hide, to abscond, to secrete, to conceal, to bury [with accusative ‘what’ and في ‘where’]
2. to plant, to slip, to smuggle, to infect, to shove, to drill [with accusative ‘what’ and في ‘wherein’]
3. to complot, to scheme, to intrigue [with عَلى ‘against’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَسَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun دَسّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَسّ dass
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَاسّ dāss
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْسُوس madsūs
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَسَسْتُ dasastu	دَسَسْتَ dasasta	دَسَّ dassa		دَسَسْتُمَا dasastumā	دَسَّا dassā		دَسَسْنَا dasasnā	دَسَسْتُمْ dasastum	دَسُّوا dassū
	f		دَسَسْتِ dasasti	دَسَّتْ dassat			دَسَّتَا dassatā			دَسَسْتُنَّ dasastunna	دَسَسْنَ dasasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدُسُّ ʔadussu	تَدُسُّ tadussu	يَدُسُّ yadussu		تَدُسَّانِ tadussāni	يَدُسَّانِ yadussāni		نَدُسُّ nadussu	تَدُسُّونَ tadussūna	يَدُسُّونَ yadussūna
	f		تَدُسِّينَ tadussīna	تَدُسُّ tadussu			تَدُسَّانِ tadussāni			تَدْسُسْنَ tadsusna	يَدْسُسْنَ yadsusna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدُسَّ ʔadussa	تَدُسَّ tadussa	يَدُسَّ yadussa		تَدُسَّا tadussā	يَدُسَّا yadussā		نَدُسَّ nadussa	تَدُسُّوا tadussū	يَدُسُّوا yadussū
	f		تَدُسِّي tadussī	تَدُسَّ tadussa			تَدُسَّا tadussā			تَدْسُسْنَ tadsusna	يَدْسُسْنَ yadsusna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدُسَّ, أَدُسِّ, أَدْسُسْ ʔadussa, ʔadussi, ʔadsus	تَدُسَّ, تَدُسِّ, تَدْسُسْ tadussa, tadussi, tadsus	يَدُسَّ, يَدُسِّ, يَدْسُسْ yadussa, yadussi, yadsus		تَدُسَّا tadussā	يَدُسَّا yadussā		نَدُسَّ, نَدُسِّ, نَدْسُسْ nadussa, nadussi, nadsus	تَدُسُّوا tadussū	يَدُسُّوا yadussū
	f		تَدُسِّي tadussī	تَدُسَّ, تَدُسِّ, تَدْسُسْ tadussa, tadussi, tadsus			تَدُسَّا tadussā			تَدْسُسْنَ tadsusna	يَدْسُسْنَ yadsusna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دُسَّ, دُسِّ, اُدْسُسْ dussa, dussi, udsus			دُسَّا dussā				دُسُّوا dussū
	f		دُسِّي dussī							اُدْسُسْنَ udsusna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُسِسْتُ dusistu	دُسِسْتَ dusista	دُسَّ dussa		دُسِسْتُمَا dusistumā	دُسَّا dussā		دُسِسْنَا dusisnā	دُسِسْتُمْ dusistum	دُسُّوا dussū
	f		دُسِسْتِ dusisti	دُسَّتْ dussat			دُسَّتَا dussatā			دُسِسْتُنَّ dusistunna	دُسِسْنَ dusisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَسُّ ʔudassu	تُدَسُّ tudassu	يُدَسُّ yudassu		تُدَسَّانِ tudassāni	يُدَسَّانِ yudassāni		نُدَسُّ nudassu	تُدَسُّونَ tudassūna	يُدَسُّونَ yudassūna
	f		تُدَسِّينَ tudassīna	تُدَسُّ tudassu			تُدَسَّانِ tudassāni			تُدْسَسْنَ tudsasna	يُدْسَسْنَ yudsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَسَّ ʔudassa	تُدَسَّ tudassa	يُدَسَّ yudassa		تُدَسَّا tudassā	يُدَسَّا yudassā		نُدَسَّ nudassa	تُدَسُّوا tudassū	يُدَسُّوا yudassū
	f		تُدَسِّي tudassī	تُدَسَّ tudassa			تُدَسَّا tudassā			تُدْسَسْنَ tudsasna	يُدْسَسْنَ yudsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَسَّ, أُدَسِّ, أُدْسَسْ ʔudassa, ʔudassi, ʔudsas	تُدَسَّ, تُدَسِّ, تُدْسَسْ tudassa, tudassi, tudsas	يُدَسَّ, يُدَسِّ, يُدْسَسْ yudassa, yudassi, yudsas		تُدَسَّا tudassā	يُدَسَّا yudassā		نُدَسَّ, نُدَسِّ, نُدْسَسْ nudassa, nudassi, nudsas	تُدَسُّوا tudassū	يُدَسُّوا yudassū
	f		تُدَسِّي tudassī	تُدَسَّ, تُدَسِّ, تُدْسَسْ tudassa, tudassi, tudsas			تُدَسَّا tudassā			تُدْسَسْنَ tudsasna	يُدْسَسْنَ yudsasna

Noun

دَسّ • (dass) m

1. verbal noun of دَسَّ (dassa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun دَسّ (dass)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَسّ dass	الدَّسّ ad-dass	دَسّ dass
nominative	دَسٌّ dassun	الدَّسُّ ad-dassu	دَسُّ dassu
accusative	دَسًّا dassan	الدَّسَّ ad-dassa	دَسَّ dassa
genitive	دَسٍّ dassin	الدَّسِّ ad-dassi	دَسِّ dassi

Mazanderani

Noun

دس (das)

1. hand

Ormuri

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća.

Numeral

دس (das)

1. ten

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), 𑀤𑀰 (daśa), from Sanskrit दश (dáśa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

دَس (das)

1. ten

Etymology 2

Verb

دَسّ (dass)

1. inflection of دَسّݨا (dassṇā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Verb

دِسّ (diss)

1. inflection of دِسّݨا (dissṇā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular imperative

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤 (dast), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (dasta), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (“hand”), from *ǵʰes-.

Compare Northern Kurdish dest, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta), Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), Greek χέρι (chéri) and Albanian dorë.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [das]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs]

Readings
Classical reading?	das
Dari reading?	das
Iranian reading?	das
Tajik reading?	das

Noun

دَس • (das)

1. (dialectal) hand

   Synonym: دَسْت (dast)

   تو چشام نیگا کن و دستو بذار تو دستم؛ غمو رو-سیاه کن و دستو بذار تو دستم

   Look in my eyes and put your hand in my hand; Denigrate the grief and put your hand in my hand.

Punjabi

Verb

دَسّ • (dass)

1. inflection of دَسّݨا (dassṇā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular familiar imperative

Verb

دِسّ • (diss)

1. inflection of دِسّݨا (dissṇā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular familiar imperative

Urdu

Urdu numbers ^(edit)

		100[a], [b], [c]
←  1	←  9	۱۰ 10	11  →	20  →
		1
Cardinal: دَس (das)     Ordinal: دَسْواں (dasvā̃), دَہُم (dahum)     Multiplier: دَس گُنا (das gunā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), from Sanskrit दश (dáśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əs/

Numeral

دَس • (das) (Hindi spelling दस)

1. ten

Further reading

• S. W. Fallon (1879) “دس”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 625
• Platts, John T. (1884) “دس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 515
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “دس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 306
• “دس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• John Shakespear (1834) “دس”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 856
• “دس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.