گستاخ
Persian
Alternative forms
- بستاخ (bostâx)
- استاخ (ostâx)
Etymology
From Middle Persian wstʾhw' (wistāx, “confident, bold”), from wistāxw, from Old Persian *vistāhuva- (). Akin to Old Armenian վստահ (vstah), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ɡosˈtʰɒːx]
Adjective
گستاخ • (gostâx) (comparative گستاختر, superlative گستاخترین)
Derived terms
- گستاخی (gostâxi)
- گستاخانه (gostâxâne)
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “wistāx”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گستاخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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