Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? arz kardan
Dari reading? arz kardan
Iranian reading? arz kardan
Tajik reading? arz kardan

Verb

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عرض کردن (arz kardan)

  1. (literal)
    1. to petition, to request
    2. to present, to proffer
  2. (humble, deferential) to say

Usage notes

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  • The normal verb for "to say" is گفتن (goftan, literally to say). The honorific equivalent is فرمودن (farmudan, literally to command, to order) and the humble, deferential equivalent, used when talking to a superior, is عرض کردن (arz kardan, literally to petition, to request).

Conjugation

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