خلیدن

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.liː.ˈðan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.liː.d̪ǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.liː.d̪ǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.liː.d̪ǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.li.d̪ǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.liː.d̪ǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.li.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalīḏan
Dari reading?	xalīdan
Iranian reading?	xalidan
Tajik reading?	xalidan

Verb

خلیدن • (xalidan) (present stem خل (xal))

1. (archaic) to hurt by introducing a sharp point, to sting
   • 11^th Century CE, Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, Vis and Rāmin

     گهی از بهر او خوابش رمیده
     گهی خارش به دست اندر خلیده

     gahi az bahr-e 'u xâbaš ramide
     gahi xâraš be dast andar xalide

     Sometimes his (the gardener's) sleep has been disturbed because of it (the rose),
     sometimes its thorn has cut his hand.

Derived terms

• خلش (xaleš)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خلیدن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press