Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (zlm'n' /⁠zarmān⁠/). Cognate with Sanskrit जरिमन् (jariman, old age, decrepitude). from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (to grow old).

Noun

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زرمان (zarmân) (plural زرمان‌ها (zarmân-hâ))

  1. decrepit old man
  2. old age, decrepitude