Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *skarf- (to stumble), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el- (to stumble).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit स्खल् (skhal, to stumble, fail), Ancient Greek σφάλλω (sphállō, to bring down), σφάλλομαι (sphállomai, to fall), Old Armenian սխալեմ (sxalem, to stumble, fail), and possibly Latin fallō (to deceive; to be mistaken).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سکرفیدن (sekarfidan)

  1. to stumble

Conjugation

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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, pages 346-7
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 199-200