Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *puH- (to rot), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puH-, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (rotten, foul).[1] Compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, to stink, to become putrid), Latin pūs (pus, foul matter), Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, to rot, to decay).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? pōsīḏan
Dari reading? pōsīdan
Iranian reading? pusidan
Tajik reading? püsidan

Verb edit

پوسیدن (pusidan)

  1. to rot, decay; to decompose
  2. to moulder, putrefy
  3. to corrode, rust

References edit

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN