Persian

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Etymology

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From دَست (dast, hand) +‎ دادَن (dâdan, to give).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Dari دست دادن
Iranian Persian
Tajik даст додан

دَست دادَن (dast dâdan) (intransitive)

  1. to shake hands
    علی با من دست داد.'ali bâ man dast dâd.Ali shook hands with me.
  2. to give one's hand (in marriage, in agreement, etc.)
  3. (of an opportunity, an emotion, etc.) to arise; to come about; to come upon (a person)
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 12”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[1]:
      کی دهد دست این غرض یا رب که همدستان شوند
      خاطر مجموع ما، زلف پریشان شما
      kay dahad dast în ğaraz yâ rabb ki hamdastân šawand
      xâtir-i majmu'-i mâ, zulf-i parêšân-i šumâ
      How these yearnings, o Lord, that become my companions come about:
      The collected heart of mine, the scattered curls of yours.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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