پرست

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian plst- (parist-), plstytn' (paristīdan, to serve; to minister in a ritual; to worship), from Old Iranian *pari-štā- (literally standing around).

Verb

پرست (parast)

  1. present stem of پرستیدن

Suffix

پرست (-parast)

  1. A non-joining suffix roughly equivalent to -ist, frequently denoting a worshiper or follower of, but often with unpredictable meanings

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: -pərəst
  • Turkish: -perest

See also

  • Category:Persian words suffixed with ـپرست

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “paristīdan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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