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دست

/ dast /

noun · hand

Meaning

معنی

دست (dast) means "hand." Native Persian word at the center of dozens of idioms about agency, power, and giving.

مثال

دستت را بشور

dastat râ beshur

Wash your hand

دست راست

dast-e râst

right hand

دست چپ

dast-e chap

left hand

هم‌نشین‌ها

You rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.

دست به دست

dast be dast

from hand to hand

دست خالی

dast-e khâli

empty-handed

دست به کار شدن

dast be kâr shodan

to start working

دست مریزاد

dast-e marizâd

may your hand not weary

دست از سر کسی برداشتن

dast az sar-e kasi bardâshtan

to leave someone alone

در پیوند

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