آلیختن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-e-ti, from the root *leyg- (to jump, play); akin to Northern Kurdish lîstin (to play), Lithuanian láigyti (to run around), Swedish leka (to play), Latin Locusta and English Lira.

Source: Mallory J.P and D.Q Adams. 2009. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. P.399.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.leːx.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.leːx.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.leːx.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? ālēxtan
Dari reading? ālēxtan
Iranian reading? âlixtan
Tajik reading? olextan
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Verb

آلیختن • (ālēxtan / âlixtan) (present stem آلیز (âliz), Tajik spelling олехтан)

  1. to leap
  2. to kick

Conjugation

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