برخوردن

Persian

Etymology

From بر (bar) +‎ خوردن (xordan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bar.xʷar.ˈdan/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪án]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪án]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪án]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xuɾ.d̪án]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɹx.væɹ.d̪ǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.χuɾ.d̪án]

Readings
Classical reading?	barxwardan
Dari reading?	barxurdan
Iranian reading?	barxvardan
Tajik reading?	barxurdan

Verb

برخوردن • (barxordan) (present stem برخور (barxor))

1. (with به) to encounter; to come across; to meet by chance

   در این شهر به خواهرش برخوردم.

   dar in šahr be xâhar-aš barxordam.

   I encountered his sister in this city.

2. (with به, often with no explicit subject) to offend

   به من برخورد. ― be man barxord. ― I feel offended.