اوست

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *üŕ-t (“on top, high above”), derivative of *ǖŕ.

Noun

اوست • (üst)

  1. top, the upper surface of anything
  2. the outside surface of anything
  3. the space over a thing
  4. anything that is on a thing

Adjective

اوست • (üst)

  1. upper, uppermost

Derived terms

  • اوستلك‎ (üstlük, “quality of being uppermost”)
  • اوستلو‎ (üstlu, “possessed of a top”)
  • اوستون‎ (üstün, “superior, dominant”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: üst
  • →⇒ Armenian: իւստ ելլալ (iwst ellal)

Further reading

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