Persian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian ʾmwlc-ytn' (āmurzīdan, to forgive, to pity, to have mercy on), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥žd- (to forgive, spare, to pity).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬲𐬛- (mərəžd-, to have pity, to forgive), Parthian 'mwjd, Sanskrit मृडति (mṛḍati).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? āmurzīḏan
Dari reading? āmurzīdan
Iranian reading? âmorzidan
Tajik reading? omurzidan

Verb

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آمرزیدن (âmorzidan) (present stem آمرز (âmorz))

  1. to forgive
    Synonyms: بخشیدن (baxšidan), بخشاییدن (baxšâyidan)