dost
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From do + -stCategory:English terms suffixed with -st#DOST.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʌst/Category:English 1-syllable words#DOSTCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DOST
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DOSTAudio (Southern England): (file) - Homophones: dussed, dustCategory:English terms with homophones#DOST
- Rhymes: -ʌstCategory:Rhymes:English/ʌst#DOSTCategory:Rhymes:English/ʌst/1 syllable#DOST
Verb
dostCategory:English non-lemma forms#DOSTCategory:English verb forms#DOSTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
- (archaicCategory:English second-person singular forms#DOST) second-person singular simple present indicative of do
Usage notes
Dost and doth are generally used as auxiliary verbs; doest and doeth are generally used as main verbs.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dost.
Related terms
Anagrams
Ashkun
Etymology
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Ashkun terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#DOSTCategory:Ashkun terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#DOST *dasta, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Ashkun terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Ashkun terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOST *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Ashkun terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Ashkun terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOST *ǵʰóstos, from *ǵʰes- (“hand”).[1]
Noun
dostCategory:Ashkun lemmas#DOSTCategory:Ashkun nouns#DOSTCategory:Ashkun entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST (Sanu)[2]
References
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | дост | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | دوست | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Azerbaijani terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms borrowed from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani entries with etymology texts#DOSTPronunciation
Noun
dost (definite accusative dostu, plural dostlar)Category:Azerbaijani lemmas#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani nouns#DOSTCategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dost | dostlar |
| definite accusative | dostu | dostları |
| dative | dosta | dostlara |
| locative | dostda | dostlarda |
| ablative | dostdan | dostlardan |
| definite genitive | dostun | dostların |
Derived terms
- dostluq (“friendship”)
- dost-tanış (“friends and acquaintances”)
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوست (dost), borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with etymology texts#DOSTCategory:Pages with inline etymon for redlinks#DOSTNoun
dostCategory:Crimean Tatar lemmas#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar nouns#DOSTCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Declension
Derived terms
- dost olmaq
- dost-eş
- dostane
- dostça
- dostlaşmaq
- dostluq (“friendship”)
References
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old CzechCategory:Czech terms inherited from Old Czech#DOSTCategory:Czech terms derived from Old Czech#DOST dosti, dost, from Old Czech do- + syt. Compare Polish dość.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dostCategory:Czech lemmas#DOSTCategory:Czech adverbs#DOSTCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Further reading
- “dost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish terms borrowed from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish entries with etymology texts#DOSTPronunciation
Noun
dost ?Category:Northern Kurdish lemmas#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish nouns#DOSTCategory:Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Requests for gender in Northern Kurdish entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from German#DOSTCategory:Romanian terms derived from German#DOST Dosten.
Noun
dost n (plural dosturi)Category:Romanian lemmas#DOSTCategory:Romanian nouns#DOSTCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#DOSTCategory:Romanian countable nouns#DOSTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | dost | dostul | dosturi | dosturile |
| genitive-dative | dost | dostului | dosturi | dosturilor |
| vocative | dostule | dosturilor | ||
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
dost (Cyrillic spelling дост)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#DOSTCategory:Serbo-Croatian adverbs#DOSTCategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian adverb entries#DOSTCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
- (colloquialCategory:Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms#DOST) enough, sufficiently
- (colloquialCategory:Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms#DOST) lots of, plenty of
- (colloquialCategory:Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms#DOST) rather, quite (+ adjective or adverb)
- Dost depresivno... ― So depressing...Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples#DOST
Synonyms
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوست (dost), borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Turkish terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Turkish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Turkish entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Turkish entries with etymology texts#DOSTCategory:Pages with inline etymon for redlinks#DOSTPronunciation
Noun
dost (definite accusative dostu, plural dostlar)Category:Turkish lemmas#DOSTCategory:Turkish nouns#DOSTCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Usage notes
- (friend): Often, arkadaş is used instead of dost.
Declension
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Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Adjective
... dostuCategory:Turkish lemmas#DOSTCategory:Turkish adjectives#DOSTCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
- (in compounds) friendly, compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
- Elektrikli araçların karbondioksit salınımına neden olmaması sebebiyle çevre dostu bir araç olarak kabul edilmektedir.
- Since electric vehicles do not cause carbon dioxide emissions, they are considered an environmentally friendly vehicle.
- esnek ve kullanıcı dostu arayüze sahip bir yazılım
- software with a flexible and user-friendly interface
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دوست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 921
Turkmen
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Latin | dost |
| Cyrillic | дост |
| Arabic | دوست |
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Turkmen terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Turkmen terms borrowed from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Turkmen entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Turkmen entries with etymology texts#DOSTNoun
dost (definite accusative dosty, plural dostlar)Category:Turkmen lemmas#DOSTCategory:Turkmen nouns#DOSTCategory:Turkmen entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
Declension
Derived terms
- dostlaşmaq (“to befriend”)
- dostluk (“friendship”)
- dostlukly (“friendly”)
- dostparaz (“friendly”)
- dostparazçylyk
- dostparazlyk
Further reading
Waigali
Alternative forms
- dōšt (Zhonchigal)
Etymology
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Waigali terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#DOSTCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#DOST *dasta, alteration of Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Waigali terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOST *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOST *ǵʰes- (“hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dostCategory:Waigali lemmas#DOSTCategory:Waigali nouns#DOSTCategory:Waigali entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST (Nisheigram)[1]
References
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “dost”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
- Jakob Halfmann (2022) Advances in the historical phonology of the Nuristani languages, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction 19, page 127
Welsh
Pronunciation
Adjective
dostCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#DOSTCategory:Welsh mutated adjectives#DOSTCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST
- soft mutation of tostCategory:Welsh soft-mutation forms#TOST
Mutation
Zazaki
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)Category:Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DOST, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Category:Zazaki terms derived from Proto-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from Middle Persian#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from Old Persian#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms borrowed from Classical Persian#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-#DOSTCategory:Zazaki terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#DOSTCategory:Pages with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Zazaki entries with etymology trees#DOSTCategory:Zazaki entries with etymology texts#DOSTNoun
dostCategory:Zazaki lemmas#DOSTCategory:Zazaki nouns#DOSTCategory:Zazaki entries with incorrect language header#DOSTCategory:Pages with entries#DOSTCategory:Pages with 13 entries#DOST