Persian edit

Etymology edit

Of uncertain origin.

Cheung derives the verb from *ā- (ad-) +‎ *dauH- (to smear, rub (on)), with a lambdacism of *d > l. The prefix is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (to, at), while the verbal root is of uncertain further origin, with possible connections to Vedic Sanskrit आधावति (ādhāvati, to rinse, polish), though not Sanskrit धाव् (dhāv, to run, flow), the latter which Cheung implicitly considers to be unrelated to the Iranian and Vedic verbs.[1]

Edelman and Rastorgujeva mention the theory above, but do consider the root to be related to धाव् (dhāv). In addition, they suggest an alternate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyb- (to slip, slide);[2] see *sleydʰ- (to slip) for more.

Pronunciation edit

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Readings
Classical reading? ālūḏan
Dari reading? ālūdan
Iranian reading? âludan
Tajik reading? oludan

Verb edit

آلودَن (âludan) (present stem آلا (âlâ))

  1. to contaminate, to pollute

Conjugation edit

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 68-9
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 382