فرزند

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (prznd /⁠frazand⁠/, child, son) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (frzynd, przynd)), from Proto-Iranian *frazanti-, from Proto-Iranian *fra- (forward, pro-) + a root descended from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to produce, give birth).

Pronunciation

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Dari فرزند, اولاد
Iranian Persian فرزند
Tajik фарзанд
 

Readings
Classical reading? farzand
Dari reading? farzand
Iranian reading? farzand
Tajik reading? farzand

Noun

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فَرزَند (farzand) (plural فَرزَندان or فَرزَندها)

  1. child
    Synonym: بچه (bačče)
  2. offspring
    Synonym: اولاد (owlâd)
  3. son or daughter
    چندتا فرزند در این خانواده وجود دارد؟
    čandta farzand dar in xânevâde vojud dârad?
    How many kids are in this household?

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “frzynd”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols
  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 464-6

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فرزند (farzand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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فرزند (farzandm or f (Hindi spelling फ़र्ज़ंद)

  1. child
  2. offspring
    Synonym: اولاد (aulād)
  3. son or daughter