जास्त

जास्त

Marathi

Alternative forms

• ज्यास्त (jyāsta), जास्ती (jāstī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زیادتی‎ (ziyâdati), from Arabic زِيَادَةِ‎ (ziyādati). Related to जादा (jādā). Compare Gujarati જાસ્તી (jāstī), Kannada ಜಾಸ್ತಿ (jāsti), dialectal Punjabi ਜਾਸਤੀ (jāstī), Bengali জাস্তি (jasti).

Adjective

जास्त • (jāsta)

1. more, excessive

Adverb

जास्त • (jāsta)

1. more, excessively

Usage notes

• जास्त (jāsta), अधिक (adhik) and कमी (kamī) are used to explicitly indicate the comparative degree of adjectives.[1]

  जास्त हुशार ― jāsta huśār ― smarter, more intelligent

  अधिक हुशार ― adhik huśār ― smarter, more intelligent

  कमी हुशार ― kamī huśār ― less smart, less intelligent

• सर्वात (जास्त) is one way to indicate the superlative degree of adjectives. [1]

  सर्वात (जास्त) हुशार ― sarvāt (jāsta) huśār ― smartest, most intelligent

References

1. Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman; Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 57

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जास्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जास्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “जास्त”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.