گمست

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “I am drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡä.mǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading? gamast
Dari reading? gamast
Iranian reading? gamast
Tajik reading? gamast

Noun

گمست • (gamast)

  1. amethyst
    Synonyms: آمیتیست (âmitist), یاقوت ارغوانی (yâqut-e arğavâni)

Descendants
  • → Arabic: جَمَشْت (jamašt), جَمَسْت (jamast), جَمَز (jamaz)
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