मस्त

See also: मसीत and मस्ती

Hindi

FWOTD – 12 August 2023

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مست (mast). Doublet of मत्त (matt). Compare Bengali মস্ত (mosto), Gujarati મસ્ત (mast), Punjabi ਮਸਤ (mast), English musth.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məst̪/, [mɐst̪]

Adjective

मस्त • (mast) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَست)

1. drunk, intoxicated

   Synonyms: नशे में (naśe mẽ), मत्त (matt), धुत्त (dhutt)

2. passionate, lustful

   मस्त आँखें ― mast ā̃khẽ ― lustful eyes

3. (colloquial) good, fine, nice, cool
   • 2020 May 31, Dr. Kshama Sisodiya, कथा सीपिका, Kavya Publications, →ISBN, page 24:

     “कैसे हो? कहाँ रहते हो जो तुम्हारे दर्शन ही नहीं होते हैं?”
     “एकदम स्वस्थ और मस्त हूँ डॉक्टर साहब!”

     “kaise ho? kahā̃ rahte ho jo tumhāre darśan hī nahī̃ hote ha͠i?”
     “ekdam svasth aur mast hū̃ ḍŏkṭar sāhab!”

     “How are you? Where do you live that you are never seen?”
     “Completely healthy and fine, Doctor!”

4. carefree, unworried

   Synonyms: लापरवाह (lāparvāh), बेफ़िक्र (befikra), निश्चिंत (niścint)

   • 2009, रणविजय सिंह सत्यकेतु, अकथ, Bhartiya Jnanpith, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120:

     आँखें उसकी पतंग पर टिकी होती और भागता वह जमीन पर होता था, इसलिए कभी ठोकर खाकर गिर पड़ता तो कभी झाड़ियों या कीचड़ में जा फँसता था। फिर भी वह मस्त था।

     ā̃khẽ uskī pataṅg par ṭikī hotī aur bhāgtā vah jamīn par hotā thā, islie kabhī ṭhokar khākar gir paṛtā to kabhī jhāṛiyõ yā kīcaṛ mẽ jā phãstā thā. phir bhī vah mast thā.

     His eyes would be fixed on his kite and he used to be running on the ground, so sometimes he would stumble and fall and sometimes he would get stuck in the bushes or mud. Still he was carefree.

5. engrossed, occupied, busy

   Synonyms: लीन (līn), रत (rat)

   • 2022 November 22, Shobha Madhwal, मेरी अनुभूतियाँ [My realizations], Booksclinic Publishing, →ISBN, page 71:

     हरेक अपने में मस्त और व्यस्त है,
     हर एक के हाथ में मोबाइल है। तल्लीन उसमें इतने खोए हैं,
     एक-दूजे की सूरत तक से बेख़बर हैं।

     harek apne mẽ mast aur vyast hai,
     har ek ke hāth mẽ mobāil hai. tallīn usmẽ itne khoe ha͠i,
     ek-dūje kī sūrat tak se bexbar ha͠i.

     Everyone is occupied and busy with themselves, everyone has a mobile in their hands. They are so lost and engrossed in it that they are unaware of even each other's faces.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मस्त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 499.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 797

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مست (mast). Compare Gujarati મસ્ત (mast), Hindustani مَسْت (mast) / मस्त (mast), Punjabi ਮਸਤ (mast) / مَست (mast).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məs.t̪ə/

Adjective

मस्त • (masta)

1. intoxicated

   Synonyms: धुंद (dhunda), मत्त (matta)

2. (colloquial) good, fine

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मस्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 115.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मस्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 636
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मस्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2435.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মস্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬲ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• মস্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• မသ္တ (Burmese script)
• મસ્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਮਸ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦱ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಸ್ತ (Kannada script)
• មស្ត (Khmer script)
• ມສ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• മസ്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠰᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ମସ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢱ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• මස‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• மஸ்த (Tamil script)
• మస్త (Telugu script)
• มสฺต (Thai script)
• མ་སྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐs̪.t̪ɐ/

Noun

मस्त • (masta) stem, m or n (Classical Sanskrit)

1. (anatomy) head, forehead
   • Dhūrtasamāgama 11.1:

     दण्डकमण्डलुमण्डितहस्तः सुललिततिलकविभूषितमस्तः ।

     daṇḍakamaṇḍalumaṇḍitahastaḥ sulalitatilakavibhūṣitamastaḥ.

     His hands adorned with a stick and a kamandalu, his beautiful forehead decorated with a tilak […]

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मस्त (masta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मस्तः mastaḥ	मस्तौ mastau	मस्ताः mastāḥ
Vocative	मस्त masta	मस्तौ mastau	मस्ताः mastāḥ
Accusative	मस्तम् mastam	मस्तौ mastau	मस्तान् mastān
Instrumental	मस्तेन mastena	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तैः mastaiḥ
Dative	मस्ताय mastāya	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तेभ्यः mastebhyaḥ
Ablative	मस्तात् mastāt	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तेभ्यः mastebhyaḥ
Genitive	मस्तस्य mastasya	मस्तयोः mastayoḥ	मस्तानाम् mastānām
Locative	मस्ते maste	मस्तयोः mastayoḥ	मस्तेषु masteṣu

Neuter a-stem declension of मस्त (masta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मस्तम् mastam	मस्ते maste	मस्तानि mastāni
Vocative	मस्त masta	मस्ते maste	मस्तानि mastāni
Accusative	मस्तम् mastam	मस्ते maste	मस्तानि mastāni
Instrumental	मस्तेन mastena	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तैः mastaiḥ
Dative	मस्ताय mastāya	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तेभ्यः mastebhyaḥ
Ablative	मस्तात् mastāt	मस्ताभ्याम् mastābhyām	मस्तेभ्यः mastebhyaḥ
Genitive	मस्तस्य mastasya	मस्तयोः mastayoḥ	मस्तानाम् mastānām
Locative	मस्ते maste	मस्तयोः mastayoḥ	मस्तेषु masteṣu

Related terms

• मस्तक (mastaka)

Descendants

• Pali: mattha
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मस्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 793, column 3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571