Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-e-ti, from the root *leyg- (to jump, play); akin to Northern Kurdish lîstin (to play), Lithuanian láigyti (to run around), Swedish leka (to play), Latin Locusta and English Lira.

Source: Mallory J.P and D.Q Adams. 2009. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. P.399.

Pronunciation edit

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Readings
Classical reading? ālīxtan
Dari reading? ālīxtan
Iranian reading? âlixtan
Tajik reading? olixtan

Verb edit

آلیختن (âlixtan) (present stem آلیز (âliz))

  1. to leap
  2. to kick