Etymology

gomashta

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Today it means: A native Indian clerk or steward. Full definition →

Hindi [Term?] ← Urdu [Term?] ← Persian گماشته
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromگماشته“appointed, delegated”
  2. Urdu · borrowed from[Term?]
  3. Hindi · borrowed from[Term?]
  4. English todaygomashta

From Hindi [Term?], Urdu [Term?], from Persian گماشته (“appointed, delegated”).

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