جستن

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See also: خشبن, حسبن, and خستن

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *zgad- (to go on, gallop, mount), with no further cognates outside of Iranian.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? jastan
Dari reading? jastan
Iranian reading? jastan
Tajik reading? jastan

Verb[edit]

Dari جَستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷастан

جستن (jastan) (present stem جه (jah))

  1. to jump
    Synonym: پریدن (paridan)
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 473-4

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *Hyawd- (to fight, struggle (for something), strive, seek), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰ- (to fight, struggle).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? justan
Dari reading? justan
Iranian reading? jostan
Tajik reading? justan

Verb[edit]

Dari جُستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷустан

جستن (jostan) (present stem جو (ju))

  1. to search; to seek; to look for
Conjugation[edit]
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References[edit]

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176-7