Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian. See شنیدن (šenidan) for more.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šinuftan
Dari reading? šinuftan
Iranian reading? šenoftan
Tajik reading? šinuftan

Verb

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Dari شنفتن
Iranian Persian
Tajik шинуфтан

شِنُفتَن (šenoftan) (present stem شِنُو (šenow) or شُنُو (šonow))

  1. to hear
  2. to listen
    Synonyms: گوش کردن (guš kardan), گوش دادن (guš dâdan)

Usage notes

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In spoken Persian, شنیدن (šenidan) and شنفتن (šenoftan) can be used interchangeably.

Conjugation

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “āšnūdan(ašnaw-)”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13