شکست

Persian

Etymology

Past stem of the verb (šekastan, “to break”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ˈkast]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰǽst̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰǽst̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰǽst̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.kʰʲǽst̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šikast
Dari reading^?	šikast
Iranian reading^?	šekast
Tajik reading^?	šikast

Noun


Iranian Persian	شِکَست
Dari	شِکَست
Tajik	шикаст

شکست • (šekast)

fracture
defeat
failure (in an exam)

Derived terms

شکست دادن (šekast dâdan)
شکست ناپذیر (šekast nâpazir)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: şikəst
→ Gujarati: શિકસ્ત (śikast)
→ Hindustani: śikast
- Hindi: शिकस्त
- Urdu: شکست
→ Marathi: शिकस्त (śikasta)
→ Northern Kurdish: şikest, şikist
→ Punjabi: ਸ਼ਿਕਸਤ (śiksat)
→ Tamil: சிகஸ்து (cikastu)

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