رشتن
See also: رستن
Persian
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editVerb
editرشتن • (reštan) (present stem ریس (ris))
- to spin (to make yarn)
Alternative forms
edit- ریسیدن (risidan)
Derived terms
edit- رشت (Rašt) (uncertain)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Iranian *ra(n)ǰ- (“to colour, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to dye”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥέζω (rhézō, “I dye, paint”) and Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj, “to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow”).[2] Doublet of رنگ (rang, “color”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editرشتن • (raštan) (present stem رز (raz))
Derived terms
edit- رشت (Rašt) (uncertain)
References
edit- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314