ښتsuffix
a suffix added to adjectives to form nouns with stative meaning: -ness, -hood, -ship
Meanings
- a suffix added to adjectives (including verbal adjectives) to form nouns with stative meaning ("the state of being X"): -ness, -hood, -ship
Examples
کم (kam, “less”) + ښت (-ëx̌t) → کمښت (kamëx̌t, “lack”)
جوړه (joṛa, “built”) + ښت (-ëx̌t) → جوړښت (joṛëx̌t, “construction”)
اورېدل (oredël, “to fall”) + ښت (-ëx̌t) → اورښت (orëx̌t, “precipitation”)
Translations (1)
- Dutch
- uur ("-uur", "+uur")
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِشْت (-išt), ـِشْ (-iš), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭 (-išn).