dest

1. (masculine) hand
2. (masculine) start, beginning

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛst/

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: دست

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀

Cognate with Sanskrit: हस्त

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *jástah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóstos (“hand”), from *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Persian دست (dast), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta) and Sanskrit हस्त (hasta).

Concepts

hand

✋

arm

hands

palm

Synonyms

دهست

zend

Translations

χέρι

mano

✋

manus

✋

Hand

✋

main

✋

mà

✋

hand

mão

✋

el

✋

ręka

mano

✋

man

يد

Arm

dłoń

Sentences

Wê bi dest nexistiye.

She has not earned it.

Bi hev re dest bi xwarinê kirin .

They started eating together.

We bi dest xistiye.

You have earned it.

Bi rohilatê re , rojeke nû dest pê dike .

With the sunrise, a new day begins.

Li rex seydayan dest bi xwandina xwe kiriye .

He has started studying with the teachers.

Ji ber gavanî û berxvaniyê min çend meh dereng dest bi dibistanê kir .

I started school a few months late because of my stress and anxiety.