Persian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to run).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? dawīḏan
Dari reading? dawīdan
Iranian reading? davidan
Tajik reading? davidan

Verb edit

Dari دویدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik давидан

دَویدَن (davidan) (present stem دو (dav))

  1. to run
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      سیاوش چو او را پیاده بدید
      فرود آمد از اسب و پیشش دوید
      siavaš čo 'ura piyade bedid
      forud âmad az asb o pišaš david
      As Siavash saw him on foot
      dismounted his horse and ran towards him

Conjugation edit

References edit

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