دستی

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dastīg, “-handed”), also borrowed in Arabic دَسْتِيج (dastīj), and as well newly formed from (dast, “hand”) +‎ (-i, “attributive suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [das.ˈtiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æs.t̪ʰíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dastī
Dari reading^?	dastī
Iranian reading^?	dasti
Tajik reading^?	dasti

Adjective


Iranian Persian	دستی
Dari	دستی
Tajik	дастӣ

دستی • (dasti)

portable, handheld (device and equipment that are small and light enough to be carried by hand)
― čerâğ-e dasti ― flashlight

― kif-e dasti ― small bag, purse
made by hand, handcrafted
― sanâye'-e dasti ― handicrafts (literally, “handcrafted arts”)
tamed, domesticated (especially of birds)
Synonyms: رام (râm), دست آموز (dast âmuz)
fake, artificial
― xâk-e dasti ― artificial soil, fake soil
(rare, only in certain compounds) temporary, short-term

Descendants

→ Ahirani: दस्ती (dastī)
→ English: dasti
→ Varhadi: दस्ती (dastī)

Noun

دستی • (dasti)

Certain vessels, dishes, or containers that have handles on both sides such as baskets, pots, etc. (usage varies by region)

Descendants

→ Arabic: دَسْتِيَّة (dastiyya) (rare)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دستی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne, Goeje, Michael Jan (1866) Description de l'Afrique et de l'Espagne par Edrîsî‎^[1] (in French), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 300
أبو محمد عبد الله بن مسلم بن قتيبة (a. 889) Michael Jan de Goeje, editor, Ibn Qotaiba. Liber poësis et poëtarum. كتاب الشعر والشعراء وقيل طبقات الشعراء‎^[2] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1904, page 381