زشت
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (zyšt' /zišt/, “hateful, ugly”), a loanword from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (zaēša) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyždas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-os, from *ǵʰeysd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (“ghost, mind”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
زشت • (zešt) (comparative زشتتَر (zešt-tar), superlative زشتتَرین (zešt-tarin))
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- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
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- Persian terms derived from Avestan
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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