Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian pʾlwtn' (pālūdan, to strain, filter, purify), from Proto-Iranian *para-dā́wati, from Proto-Iranian *dā́wati (to run),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́wati (to run), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to run, flow). Compare Persian دویدن (to run), Sanskrit धावति (dhā́vati) and Ancient Greek θέω (théō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Dari پالودن
Iranian Persian
Tajik палӯдан

پالودن (pâludan) (present stem پالا (pâlâ))

  1. to cleanse, purify, filter, refine
    Synonyms: صاف کردن (sâf kardan), پاک کردن (pâk kardan)

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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