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دوست

دوست

Baluchi

Noun

دوست (dost)

  1. friend

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

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

  1. (obsolete, unfashionable) friend

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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

Noun

Dari دوست
Iranian Persian دوست
Tajik дӯст (düst)

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

  1. friend

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Descendants


Urdu

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

دوست (dost) m (Hindi spelling दोस्त)

  1. friend

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Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Noun

دوست (dost)

  1. friend

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Usage notes

  • دوست (dost) simply means friend, while an ئاداش (adash) is a close friend. But if you want to be friendly toward a stranger, always use ئاداش (adash). A ئاغىنە (aghine) is a friend, who is your contemporary. An ئۈلپەت (ülpet) is a friend, who is your companion at work, or whom you do something with, e.g. a pot companion.