پسند
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (psnd /passand/), from Proto-Iranian *pati- (“towards”, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *práti-, from Proto-Indo-European *préti) + *sand (“to look good”, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sčand (“to look good”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱend- (“to agree, approve; to appear, seem (to agree)”)).[1] Related to پسندیدن (pasandidan), Sanskrit छन्द् (chand, “to appear, be pleasing”), and perhaps Ancient Greek κέκασμαι (kékasmai, “to excel”).
The further appurtenance of the Indo-European root *(s)ḱend- is uncertain:
- per Cheung, related to *ḱens- (“to announce”), whence Latin cēnseō (“to give an opinion”).[1]
- per de Vaan, related to *(s)kand- (“to shine, glow”), whence Latin candeō (“to shine, glow”), incendō (“to set on fire”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “shining; moon”).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /pa.ˈsand/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.sǽn̪d̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæ.sǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.sǽn̪d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pasand |
| Dari reading? | pasand |
| Iranian reading? | pasand |
| Tajik reading? | pasand |
Noun
| Dari | پسند |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пасанд |
پَسَند • (pasand)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 332-333
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 106-7
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَسَنْد (pasand). First attested in c. 1649 as Middle Hindi پسند (psnd /pasand/).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pə.sənd̪/
- Rhymes: -ənd̪
- Hyphenation: پَ‧سَند
Adjective
پَسَنْد • (pasand) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पसंद)
Noun
پَسَنْد • (pasand) f (Hindi spelling पसंद)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | پَسَنْد (pasand) | پَسَنْدیں (pasandẽ) |
| oblique | پَسَنْد (pasand) | پَسَنْدوں (pasandõ) |
| vocative | پَسَنْد (pasand) | پَسَنْدو (pasando) |
References
Further reading
- “پسند”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پسند”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “پسند”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “پسند”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “پسند”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC