گسستن

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wsstn' /⁠wisistan⁠/, to break, split), from Proto-Iranian *wi- + *said-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (Cheung 2007). Cognate with Baluchi سندگ (sendag, to break, split), Latin scindo, and Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gusistan, gusastan
Dari reading? gusastan
Iranian reading? gosastan
Tajik reading? gusastan

Verb

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Dari گسستن
Iranian Persian
Tajik гусастан

گسستن (gosastan) (present stem گسل (gosel))

  1. to split; to take apart; to disconnect
    Antonym: بستن (bastan)

Conjugation

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