See also: پخسیدن

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian bhš- (baxš-), from Proto-Iranian *baxšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰakšás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (to distribute, allot). Related to بخش (baxš, portion, lot).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? baxšīḏan
Dari reading? baxšīdan
Iranian reading? baxšidan
Tajik reading? baxšidan

Verb

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Dari بخشیدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik бахшидан

بخشیدن (baxšidan) (present stem بخش (baxš))

  1. to donate, give, grant
  2. (colloquial) to forgive, pardon, absolve, excuse

Conjugation

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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 19-20