پوسیدن

See also: بوسیدن and پوشیدن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *puH- (“to rot”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puH-, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“rotten, foul”). Compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, “to stink, to become putrid”), Latin pūs (“pus, foul matter”), Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, “to rot, to decay”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /poː.siː.ˈdan/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰoː.siː.d̪án]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰoː.siː.d̪án]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰoː.siː.d̪án]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰu.si.d̪án]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰuː.siː.d̪ǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɵ.si.d̪án]

• Rhymes: -an

Readings
Classical reading?	pōsīdan
Dari reading?	pōsīdan
Iranian reading?	pusidan
Tajik reading?	püsidan

Verb

پوسیدن • (pusidan)

1. to rot, decay; to decompose
2. to moulder, putrefy
3. to corrode, rust