زنده

See also: ژنده and رنده

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zy(w)ndk' /⁠zīndag⁠/). Equivalent to زی (ziy) +‎ ـنده (ande), with زی (ziy) being the present stem of زیستن (zistan).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪn̪.d̪ǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɪn̪.d̪ǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? zinda
Dari reading? zinda
Iranian reading? zende
Tajik reading? zinda

Adjective

زنده • (zende)

  1. alive
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      از آن پس نمیرم که من زنده‌ام
      که تخم سخن من پراگنده‌ام
      az ân pas namiram ke man zende-am
      ke toxm-e soxan man parâgande-'am
      I shall stay alive for ever
      for I am the one who has spread the word!
  2. living
    درختان هم زنده‌اند! ― deraxtân ham zende-'and! ― Trees are living too!
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Bengali: জিন্দা (zinda)
  • → Urdu: زندہ (zinda)
References
  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. PAHLAVICA - "'zy(w)ndk'".

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zndk' /⁠zandag⁠/).

Adjective

زنده • (zande) (comparative زنده‌تَر (zande-tar), superlative زنده‌تَرین (zande-tarin))

  1. (archaic) colossal and formidable
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      سوی سام نِیرَم نِهادند روی
      اَبا زَنده پیلان پرخاشجوی
      soy-e sâme neyram nehâdand ruy
      abâ zande pilân-e parxâšjuy
      They embarked upon their campaign towards Sām,
      with their formidable, rampant war elephants.
References
  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. PAHLAVICA - "zndk'".
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