به دست آوردن

Persian

Alternative forms

• بدست آوردن (be-dast âvardan)

Etymology

Literally, “to bring to [one's] hand”. Compare Northern Kurdish bi dest xistin (“achieve”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba ˈdast ʔɑː.waɾ.ˈdan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä d̪ǽst̪ ʔɑː.wäɾ.d̪ǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä d̪ǽst̪ ʔɑː.wäɾ.d̪ǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä d̪ǽst̪ ʔɑː.wäɾ.d̪ǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä d̪ǽst̪ ʔɔː.wäɾ.d̪ǽn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be d̪ǽst̪ ʔɒː.væɹ.d̪ǽn], [be d̪ǽst̪ ʔɒː.voɹ.d̪ǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be d̪ǽst̪ ʔɒː.væɹ.d̪ǽn], [be d̪ǽst̪ ʔɒː.voɹ.d̪ǽn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [be d̪ǽs ʔɒː.voɹ.d̪ǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä d̪ǽst̪ ʔɔ.väɾ.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ba dast āwardan
Dari reading?	ba dast āwardan
Iranian reading?	be dast âvardan, be dast âvordan
Tajik reading?	ba dast ovardan

Verb

Dari	به دست آوردن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ба даст овардан

به دست آوردن • (be dast âvardan)

1. to obtain

   Antonym: از دست دادن (az dast dâdan, “to lose”)