Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian ʾhhtn' (āhīxtan, to draw out, pull up, extract), from Proto-Iranian *ā- (ad) + *θanǰáyati (to pull, draw).[1] The prefix is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (near, at).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? āhīxtan
Dari reading? āhīxtan
Iranian reading? âhixtan
Tajik reading? ohixtan

Verb

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آهیختن (âhixtan) (present stem آهنج (âhanj))

  1. to pull out
  2. to draw out
  3. to pull

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*θanǰ-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 391-392