خوابیدن

Persian

Etymology

خواب (xâb, sleep) + ـیدن (-idan, verb-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.biː.d̪än]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑː.biː.d̪än]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔː.bi.d̪än]

Readings
Classical reading? xwāḇīḏan
Dari reading? xābīdan
Iranian reading? xâbidan
Tajik reading? xobidan
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Verb

Dari خوابیدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik хобидан

خوابیدن • (xâbidan) (present stem خواب (xâb))

  1. to sleep; to fall asleep
    Synonyms: خواب بردن (xâb bordan), (archaic) خفتن (xoftan)
    مادرم دارد می‌خوابد.
    mâdar-am dârad mi-xâbad.
    My mother is falling asleep.
  2. to lie down
    Synonym: دراز کشیدن (derâz kešidan)
    خوابید ولی خوابش نبرد.
    xâbid vali xâb-eš na-bord.
    He lay down but could not sleep.
  3. to stop; to break; to malfunction
    Synonym: خراب شدن (xarâb šodan)
    شاید این ساعت خوابیده باشد.
    šâyad in sâ'at xâbide bâšad.
    This clock might be broken.
  4. to settle; to die down
    باد خوابیده است.
    bâd xâbide ast.
    The swelling has subsided.

Usage notes

  • While خوابیدن is seen as more formal, Speakers from Afghanistan more frequently use the derived compound verb خواب کردن (xāb kardan). Or colloquially, خو کدن (xaw kadan).

Conjugation

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