Persian

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian بند (band).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? band
Dari reading? band
Iranian reading? band
Tajik reading? band

Verb

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Dari بند کردن
Iranian Persian بستن
Tajik пӯшидан, бастан

بند کردن (band kardan) (chiefly Dari)

  1. to close, to shut
  2. to bind
  3. to tie

Usage notes

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While this verb is understood throughout the modern Persophone world, it is not common outside of Afghanistan.

Conjugation

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