هست

See also: ہشت and هشت

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hast]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häst̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häst̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäs(t̪)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäst̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæst̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häst̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	hast
Dari reading?	hast
Iranian reading?	hast
Tajik reading?	hast

Verb

Dari	هست
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳаст

هست • (hast)

1. there is, there are

   آب هست؟

   âb hast?

   Is there water?

2. (colloquial, Tehran) is, are

Usage notes

• In standard Persian, است (ast) and هست (hast) are strictly separate terms. With است (ast) being used for state of being ("is", "are") and هست (hast) being used for location or existence ("there is", "there are"). Spoken dialects, however, do not usually make this distinction. With the Kabuli dialect using است (ast) for both senses, and the Tehrani dialect using هست (hast).

Synonyms

• (there is): وجود دارد (vojud dârad)
• (is): است (ast) (only in Iranian Persian), می‌باشد (mi-bâšad)

Antonyms

• نیست (nist)

Related terms

• بودن (budan)