آمادن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *āmaH-, from Proto-Iranian *ā- + *maH- (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at”) + *meh₁- (“to measure”).[1] Compare آماده (âmâde, “ready”), Avestan 𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀- (āmāta-), Sanskrit माति (māti, “measure, knowledge”), Ancient Greek μῆτῐς (mêtĭs, “skill, counsel, plan”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.mɑː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.mɑː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.mɔː.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? āmādan
Dari reading? āmādan
Iranian reading? âmâdan
Tajik reading? omodan

Verb

آمادن • (âmâdan) (present stem آما (âmâ))

  1. to prepare

Etymology 2

Verb

آمادن • (âmâdan)

  1. (dialectal, Herati) to come, to arrive

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*maH1”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
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