گذشته

گذشته

Persian

Etymology

Related to گذشتن‎ (gozaštan, “to pass”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuðaʃta/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡʊzaʃta/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡozæʃte/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡuzaʃta/

Adjective

گذشته • (gozašte)

Dari	گذشته
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гузашта (guzašta)

1. past, last

   ‏سال گذشته‎

   sâl-e gozašte

   last year, the past year

Noun

گذشته • (gozašte) (plural گذشته‌ها‎ (gozašte-hâ) or گذشته‌گان‎ (gozaštegân))

1. the past
   • c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

     ‏بر نامده و گذشته بنیاد مکن.‎‎

     bar nâmade o gozašte bonyâd ma-kon.

     Build not your foundations on the future and the past.

2. a past event
3. a person of the past

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: गुज़श्ता (guzaśtā)

  Urdu: گزشتہ‎