دستمال

Persian

Etymology

From دست (dast) +‎ مال (mâl-).

Dari دستمال
Iranian Persian
Tajik дастмол

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪äst̪.mɑːl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪äst̪.mɔːl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? dastmāl
Dari reading? dastmāl
Iranian reading? dastmâl
Tajik reading? dastmol

Noun

دستمال • (dastmâl) (plural دستمال‌ها (dastmâl-hâ))

  1. handkerchief
    مرد به خانم مینا دستمالی داد و از او درخواست کرد پستان خود را بپوشاند قبل از اینکه حرف بزند. ― The man gave Ms. Mina a handkerchief and requested her to cover her breast before she speaks.
  2. napkin

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: dəsmal
  • Bashkir: таҫтамал (taśtamal)
  • → Gujarati: દસ્તમાલ (dastamāl)
  • Northern Kurdish: destmal
  • Tabasaran: дасмал (dasmal)
  • Zazaki: destmale
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