فرزند
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (prznd /frazand/, “child, son”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (frzynd, przynd)), from Proto-Iranian *frazanti-, from Proto-Iranian *fra- (“forward, pro-”) + a root descended from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, give birth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /faɾ.ˈzand/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.zǽn̪d̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæɹ.zǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.zǽn̪d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | farzand |
| Dari reading? | farzand |
| Iranian reading? | farzand |
| Tajik reading? | farzand |
Noun
فَرزَند • (farzand) (plural فَرزَندان, or فَرزَندها)
- child
- Synonym: بچه (bačče)
- offspring
- Synonym: اولاد (owlâd)
- son or daughter
- چندتا فرزند در این خانواده وجود دارد؟
- čandta farzand dar in xânevâde vojud dârad?
- How many kids are in this household?
Derived terms
- فرزندی (farzandi)
- فرزندخوانده (farzand-xânde)
Descendants
- → Bengali: ফরজন্দ (phorjondo)
- → Gujarati: ફરજંદ (pharjand)
- → Kazakh: перзент (perzent)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ੰਦ (farzand)
- Shahmukhi script: فرزند (farzand)
- → Urdu: فرزند (farzand)
References
- Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “frzynd”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 464-6
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فرزند (farzand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fəɾ.zənd̪̪/
Noun
فرزند • (farzand) m or f (Hindi spelling फ़र्ज़ंद)