شکست

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkast/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈkast/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈkæst/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈkast/

Noun

Iranian Persian	شِکَست
Dari	شِکَست
Tajik	шикаст (šikast)

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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