شمیدن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *swem(bh)- (“to be unsteady, swim”). Cognate with Swedish svimma (“to faint”).

Verb

شمیدن • (šamidan) (present stem شم (šam))

1. to faint
2. to be confounded
3. to buck

Etymology 2

Compare Zazaki şımıtene (“to drink”), Persian آشامیدن (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃæmiːdæn]

Verb

شمیدن • (čardan) (present stem چم (čam))

1. (dialectal) to drink (consume liquid through the mouth)