یشتن
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (yštn' /yaštan/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yazaiti, “to worship, to venerate”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [jaʃ.ˈtan]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jäʃ.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [jäʃ.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [jäʃ.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [jæʃ.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [jäʃ.t̪ʰǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | yaštan |
| Dari reading? | yaštan |
| Iranian reading? | yaštan |
| Tajik reading? | yaštan |
Verb
یشتن • (yaštan) (present stem یز (yaz))
- (Zoroastrianism, obsolete) to worship, to perform Zoroastrian rituals
- 1599, Bahman-i Kay Kubād, قصه سنجان [Qissa-yi Sanjān]:
- به چندان روز و ماه یشت و یزشها
بیشتند و بسی کردند تخشا- ba čandān rōz u māh yašt u yaziš-hā
biyaštand u basē kardand taxšā - For so many days and months, they performed rites and rituals and were very diligent.
- ba čandān rōz u māh yašt u yaziš-hā
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