Persian

Adjective

دشت • ‎(došt) ‎(comparative دشت‌تر, superlative دشت‌ترین)

1. evil, wicked
2. foul, offensive

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian dšt' ‎(dašt, “desert, field, plain”). Compare Armenian դաշտ ‎(dašt, “plain, field”), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

دشت • ‎(dašt) ‎(plural دشت‌ها ‎(dašt-hâ))

1. plain, field
2. desert
3. burial ground
4. chessboard
5. dry musk

Descendants

• Arabic: دست ‎(dast)
• Urdu: دشت ‎(dašt)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دشت”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian دشت ‎(dašt)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪əʃt̪]

Noun

دشت • ‎(daśt) m

1. desert
2. wasteland
3. arid land