जास्त
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Marathi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian زیادتی (ziyâdati), from Arabic زِيَادَةِ (ziyādati). Related to जादा (jādā). Compare Gujarati જાસ્તી (jāstī), Kannada ಜಾಸ್ತಿ (jāsti), dialectal Punjabi ਜਾਸਤੀ (jāstī), Bengali জাস্তি (jasti).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
जास्त • (jāsta)
Adverb[edit]
जास्त • (jāsta)
Usage notes[edit]
- जास्त (jāsta), अधिक (adhik) and कमी (kamī) are used to explicitly indicate the comparative degree of adjectives.[1]
- जास्त हुशार ― jāsta huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- अधिक हुशार ― adhik huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- कमी हुशार ― kamī huśār ― less smart, less intelligent
- सर्वात (जास्त) is one way to indicate the superlative degree of adjectives. [1]
- सर्वात (जास्त) हुशार ― sarvāt (jāsta) huśār ― smartest, most intelligent
Derived terms[edit]
- जास्तीत जास्त (jāstīt jāsta, “maximum”)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जास्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जास्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जास्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).