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دشت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a desert or arid plain, often with connotations of vastness and emptiness. It is noted as being of Persian origin or a coincidence between languages.

Derived headwords

الدشتnoun
  1. 1.
    desertboth

    A large, arid, and often barren area of land, typically characterized by extreme temperatures and sparse vegetation.

  2. 2.
    plainboth

    A large area of flat land with few trees, often used to describe an open, uncultivated expanse.

دشتnoun
  1. 1.
    desertclassical

    The term 'al-dasht' refers to a desert or an arid plain.

Parallel reading

الدشت: الصحراء
Al-dasht: the desert.
قد علمت فارس، وحمير، والأعراب ... بالدشت، أيكم نزلا
Persia, Himyar, and the Bedouins know... in the desert, who among you descended.
تخذته من نعجات ست، ... سود نعاج، كنعاج الدشت
I took it from six ewes, ... black ewes, like the ewes of the desert.
وهو فارسي، أو اتفاق وقع بين اللغتين
It is Persian, or a coincidence that occurred between the two languages.