Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *Har- (to set in motion), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, set in motion).[1] Cognate with English run.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? rāndan
Dari reading? rāndan
Iranian reading? rândan
Tajik reading? rondan

Verb

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راندن (rândan) (present stem ران (rân))

  1. to ride
  2. to drive
  3. to steer
  4. to conn
  5. to pilot
  6. to run, to control or manage

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 165