بیدن

Bakhtiari

Alternative forms

• بیثن (biθæn)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (būdan, baw-), from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewh₂-, *bʰeh₂u- (“to be, become”), *bʰew- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidæn/

Verb

بیدن (bidan)

1. To be

   مو اوچه بیدم

   mow utʃe bidom.

   I was there.

Persian

Verb

بیدن • (bidan) (present stem بو (bu) or باش (bâš))

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Abadeh, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) to be (See the Usage Notes)
2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Abadeh, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) to exist