مالیدن

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (mālīdan /⁠mʾlytn'⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *Hmarz- (to wipe; to rub), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- (to wipe). Compare Sanskrit मृज् (mṛj, to wipe, to rub), Ancient Greek ὀμόργνῡμῐ (omórgnūmi, to rub).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.liː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.liː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.li.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? mālīḏan
Dari reading? mālīdan
Iranian reading? mâlidan
Tajik reading? molidan

Verb

مالیدن • (mâlidan) (present stem مال (mâl))

  1. to rub
    Synonym: ساییدن (sâyidan)
  2. to massage
    Synonym: ماساژ دادن (mâsâž dâdan)
  3. to smear

Conjugation

References

  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hmarz”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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