افزودن
Persian
Alternative forms
- فزودن (fozudan)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian ʾpzwtn' (abzūdan), from Proto-Iranian *Habiǰáwti (“to increase”). The prefix is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí (“to, against, for”), while the root is of unclear origin, and possibly related to Lithuanian gáuti (“to obtain”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaf.zuː.ˈdan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.zuː.d̪ǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.zuː.d̪ǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.zu.d̪ǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afzūdan |
| Dari reading? | afzūdan |
| Iranian reading? | afzudan |
| Tajik reading? | afzudan |
Verb
| Dari | افزودن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | афзудан |
افزودن • (afzudan) (present stem افزا (afzâ) or افزای (afzây))
- to increase; to add
- Synonym: اضافه کردن (ezâfe kardan)
- Antonym: کاستن (kâstan)
Derived terms
- افزایش (afzâyeš, “increase”)
References
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-3
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “403f”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 403f