See also: رستن

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Iranian *wrais- (to turn, to spin), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *wriḱ-yé-ti (to twist, to bend),[1] whence also Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬀 (uruuisia, to turn), German reihen (to sew loosely), English wry, Latin rīca (veil). Doublet of رشته (rešte, thread, string).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

رشتن (reštan) (present stem ریس (ris))

  1. to spin (to make yarn)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Iranian *ra(n)ǰ- (to colour, dye), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (to dye). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, I dye, paint) and Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj, to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow).[2] Doublet of رنگ (rang, color).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

رشتن (raštan) (present stem رز (raz))

  1. to color, to dye
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References edit

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314