Persian

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Etymology

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From گپ (gap, talk) +‎ زدن (zadan, to beat).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gap zaḏan
Dari reading? gap zadan
Iranian reading? gap zadan
Tajik reading? gap zadan

Verb

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Dari گپ زدن
Iranian Persian حرف زدن
Tajik гап задан

گَپ زَدَن (gap zadan) (present stem گَپ زَن (gap zan))

  1. to chat
  2. (Dari, more informal) to talk; to speak
    Synonyms: صحبت کردن (sohbat kardan, more formal), حرف زدن (harf zadan, Iranian equivalent)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: गप मारना (gap mārnā)
    Urdu: گپ مارنا