dastur

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noun

A Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.

OriginClassical Persian دَسْتُور (dastūr) ← Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤 (ydh) ← Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (d-s-t) →
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Meanings

noundastur (plural dasturs)

plural dasturs · alternative dastoor · alternative destoor · alternative dustoor

  1. ZoroastrianismA Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰástas
  3. Old Persian𐎭𐎿𐎫 (d-s-t)
  4. Middle Persian𐭩𐭣𐭤 (ydh)
  5. Classical Persianدَسْت (dast)?
  6. Classical Persianدَسْتُور (dastūr)
  7. Englishdastur

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَسْتُور (dastūr).

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APA

dastur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastur

MLA

“dastur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dastur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastur.

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