جستن

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See also: خشبن, حسبن, and خستن

Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Iranian *zgad- (to go on, gallop, mount), with no further cognates outside of Iranian.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jastan
Dari reading? jastan
Iranian reading? jastan
Tajik reading? jastan

Verb

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Dari جَستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷастан

جستن (jastan) (present stem جه (jah))

  1. to jump
    Synonym: پریدن (paridan)
Conjugation
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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 473-4

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Iranian *Hyawd- (to fight, struggle (for something), strive, seek), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰ- (to fight, struggle).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? justan
Dari reading? justan
Iranian reading? jostan
Tajik reading? justan

Verb

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Dari جُستَن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷустан

جستن (jostan) (present stem جو (ju))

  1. to search; to seek; to look for
Conjugation
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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176-7