رشتن

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Iranian *wrais- (to turn, to spin), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *wriḱ-yé-ti (to twist, to bend),[1] whence also Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬀 (uruuisia, to turn), German reihen (to sew loosely), English wry, Latin rīca (veil). Doublet of رشته (rešte, thread, string).

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Verb

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رشتن (reštan) (present stem ریس (ris))

  1. to spin (to make yarn)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Iranian *ra(n)ǰ- (to colour, dye), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (to dye). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥέζω (rhézō, I dye, paint) and Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj, to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow).[2] Doublet of رنگ (rang, color).

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Verb

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رشتن (raštan) (present stem رز (raz))

  1. to color, to dye
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References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314