Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HYMNN-stn' /⁠wurrōyistan⁠/), 𐫇𐫡𐫇𐫏𐫘𐫤 (wrwyst /⁠wurrōyist[an]⁠⁠/, to believe; to choose); regularized based on the present stem 𐫇𐫡𐫇 (wrw /⁠wurrōy-⁠/).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? girawīḏan
Dari reading? girawīdan
Iranian reading? geravidan
Tajik reading? giravidan

Verb edit

گرویدن (geravidan) (present stem گرو (gerow))

  1. (intransitive) to convert, come to faith
    به اسلام گرویدند.be eslâm geravidand.They converted to Islam.