زنده
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Persian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (zy(w)ndk' /zīndag/). Equivalent to زی (ziy) + ـنده (ande), with زی (ziy) being the present stem of زیستن (zistan).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zin.ˈda/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zen̪.d̪é]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ǽ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zinda |
Dari reading? | zinda |
Iranian reading? | zende |
Tajik reading? | zinda |
Adjective
[edit]زنده • (zende)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (zndk' /zandag/).
Adjective
[edit]زنده • (zande) (comparative زندهتَر, superlative زندهتَرین)
- (archaic) colossal and formidable
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press