दस्ता

See also: दासता, दोस्ती, दोस्त, and दस्तौ

Hindi

Etymology 1

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Noun

दस्ता • (dastā) m

1. contingent, cohort, group
2. (military) unit

Declension

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian دسته (daste), from Middle Persian dstk' (dastag, “bunch, bundle, group; handle”).

Noun

दस्ता • (dastā) m (Urdu spelling دستہ)

1. handhold, grip

Declension

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