زیردست
Persian
Etymology
From زیر (zēr / zir, “under”) + دست (dast, “hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zeːr.ˈdast/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zeːɾ.d̪ást̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ziːɹ.d̪ǽst̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zeɾ.d̪ást̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zērdast |
| Dari reading? | zērdast |
| Iranian reading? | zirdast |
| Tajik reading? | zerdast |
Noun
زیردست • (zērdast / zirdast) (Tajik spelling зердаст)
- subordinate (person)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “زیردست”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim