Persian

Verb

پرست • ‎(parast)

1. present stem of پرستیدن

Suffix

پرست • ‎(-parast)

1. A non-joining suffix roughly equivalent to -ist, frequently denoting a worshiper or follower of, but often with unpredictable meanings

Derived terms

Descendants

• Azeri: -pərəst
• Turkish: -perest

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “paristīdan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press