دوست

Baluchi

Noun

دوست (dost)

  1. friend

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

دوست (dost) m (plural دوستان (dostân))

  1. (obsolete, unfashionable) friend

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Raverty, H. G. (1867), دوست”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

Persian

Pronunciation

  • (Classic Persian) IPA(key): /doːst/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [duːstʰ]
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  • (Dari) IPA(key): [doːstʰ]

Noun

Dari Persian دوست
Iranian Persian دوست
Tajiki Persian дӯст (düst)

دوست (dôst) (plural دوستان (dôstân) or دوست‌ها (dôst-hâ))

  1. friend

Inflection

Descendants


Urdu

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

دوست (dost) m (Hindi spelling दोस्त)

  1. friend

Synonyms

  • متر (mitra)
  • میت (mīt)

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

دوست (dost) (plural دوستلار (dostlar))

  1. friend
    Synonyms: ئاداش (adash), ئاغىنە (aghine), ئۈلپەت (ülpet)

Usage notes

دوست (dost) is the regular term for a friend, while ئاداش (adash) refers to close friends. However, ئاداش (adash) should be used to strangers to show politeness. ئاغىنە (aghine) is used for contemporaries, while ئۈلپەت (ülpet) refers to companions at work, or whom one is collaborating with.

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