Persian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *káršati (to draw, plough), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéls-e-ti, from *kʷels- (to pull, drag).[1]

Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (karšaiti) and Sanskrit कर्षति (karṣati). Also compare Old Armenian քարշ (kʿarš), an Iranian borrowing.

Related to کشور (kešvar, realm, region).

Pronunciation edit

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Readings
Classical reading? kašīḏan
Dari reading? kašīdan
Iranian reading? kašidan
Tajik reading? kašidan

Verb edit

Dari کشیدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik кашидан

کَشیدَن (kašidan) (present stem کَش (kaš))

  1. to pull, to drag, to haul
    • c. 1260, Rumi, “3:2413”, in The Masnavi:
      گریبانش کشید از پس یکی، که ندارم در یکیی‌اش شکی
      geribân-eš kašid az paš yeki, ke na-dâram dar yeki-yeš šakki.
      Some one pulled his collar from behind, saying, "I have no doubt as to His unity."
      (adapted from the Reynold A. Nicholson translation)
  2. to draw (e.g. a line), to depict
    تصویری کشیدنtasvir-i kešidanto draw a picture
  3. to drink, to inhale
  4. to stretch, to extend
  5. to weigh

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 241-3