See also: تاختن and باحثن

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾc- /⁠wāz-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *wāz- (to play, contend), probably from a blend of Proto-Iranian *wan- (to win) +‎ *Haz- (to drive), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love, wish) + Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (to drive), respectively. Likely related to Sanskrit वाज (vāja, contest; conflict; battle).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bāxtan
Dari reading? bāxtan
Iranian reading? bâxtan
Tajik reading? boxtan

Verb

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Dari باختن
Iranian Persian
Tajik бохтан

باختن (bâxtan) (present stem باز (bâz))

  1. to lose (a game); to be defeated, to be bested
    Antonym: بردن (bordan)
    باهات شرط میبندم برزیل این بازی رو میبازه
    bâhât šart mibandam brezil in bâzi ro mibâze
    I bet you Brazil's gonna lose this game.
  2. to lose (e.g. money)
    Synonym: از دست دادن (az dast dâdan)
  3. to give away; to bestow
  4. (obsolete) to play
    Synonym: بازی کردن (bâzi kardan)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “باختن”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 433