Persian

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺 (d-d-a-tu-u-v /⁠dadātuv⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti. Cognates include Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬛𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (dadāiti), Polish dać, Ancient Greek δίδωμι (dídōmi), Sanskrit ददाति (dádāti), Latin dare and Latin datum.[1]

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? dāḏan
Dari reading? dādan
Iranian reading? dâdan
Tajik reading? dodan
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Verb

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Dari دادن
Iranian Persian
Tajik додан

دادَن (dâdan) (present stem ده (deh))

  1. to give
    کتابی را که به من داد گم کردی؟ (more literary)
    ketâb-i râ ke be man dâd gom kardi?
    کتابی رو که بهم داد گم کردی؟ (more colloquial)
    ketâb-i ro ke behem dâd gom kardi?
    کتابیو که بهم داد گم کردی؟ (more colloquial)
    ketâb-iyo ke behem dâd gom kardi?
    Did you lose the book he gave me

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44