دس

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د س س (d-s-s).

Verb

دَسَّ (dassa) I, non-past يَدُسُّ‎ (yadussu)

  1. to hide, to abscond, to secrete, to conceal, to bury [+accusative] [+ في (object) = where]
  2. to plant, to slip, to smuggle, to infect, to shove, to drill [+accusative] [+ في (object) = wherein]
  3. to complot, to scheme, to intrigue [+ عَلى (object) = against]

Conjugation

Noun

دَسّ (dass) m

  1. verbal noun of دَسَّ (dassa) (form I)

Declension

Mazanderani

Noun

دس (das)

  1. hand

Ormuri

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća[1],[2],[3].

Numeral

دس (das)

  1. ten

References

  1. Grierson, George Abraham (1921) Linguistic Survey of India (Volume 10)), Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta, page 140
  2. Morgenstierne, Georg (1929) Indo-Iranian frontier languages vol.1, H. Aschehoug, Oslo, page 346
  3. Burki, Dr. Illahi Jan; Popolzai, Ghulam. Qawaid-e- Bargista (Ormuri) vol.2, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤 (dast), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (dasta), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (hand), from *ǵʰes-.

Compare Northern Kurdish dest, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta), Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), Greek χέρι (chéri) and Albanian dorë.

Pronunciation

Noun

دس (das)

  1. (dialectal) hand
    Synonym: دست (dast)
    تو چشام نیگا کن و دستو بذار تو دستم؛ غمو رو-سیاه کن و دستو بذار تو دستم
    Look in my eyes and put your hand in my hand; Denigrate the grief and put your hand in my hand.

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), 𑀤𑀰 (daśa), from Sanskrit दश (dáśa)[1], from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.[2]

Pronunciation

Numeral

Urdu numbers (edit)
100[a], [b], [c]
 ←  1  ←  9 ۱۰
10
11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: دس
    Ordinal: دسواں
    Multiplier: دس گنا

دس (das) (Hindi spelling दस)

  1. ten

References

  1. Platts, John T. (1884), دس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  2. Benjamin W. Fortson IV (2010), “Indo-Iranian I: Indic”, in Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd edition, page 203
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