کاستی‌‌

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Persian

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Etymology

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Derived from کاست (kāst, diminution; falsehood), itself the 3rd person singular in the past tense of کاستن (kāstan, to reduce)

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kāstī
Dari reading? kāstī
Iranian reading? kâsti
Tajik reading? kosti

Noun

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Dari کاستی
Iranian Persian
Tajik касти

کاستی‌‌ (kāsti)

  1. diminution, decrease, loss
  2. defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming
  3. lie, falsehood

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