Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Persian ʾpzwtn' (abzūdan), from Proto-Iranian *Habí + *gaw- (to increase). The prefix is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí (to, against, for), while the root is of unclear origin, and possibly related to Lithuanian gáuti (to obtain).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? afzūḏan
Dari reading? afzūdan
Iranian reading? afzudan
Tajik reading? afzudan

Verb edit

Dari افزودن
Iranian Persian
Tajik афзудан

افزودن (afzudan) (present stem افزا (afzâ) or افزای (afzây))

  1. to increase; to add
    Synonym: اضافه کردن (ezâfe kardan)
    Antonym: کاستن (kâstan)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-3
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “403f”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 403f