گریختن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian OLYKWN-tn', wlyhtn' (wirēxtan), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wí (“apart”) + *leykʷ- (“to leave”); whence also ریختن (rixtan, “to pour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬭𐬁𐬈𐬗 (virāec, “leave away, run away”), Gilaki وروتن (vörütən) (present stem وروج (vörüj)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡu.ɾeːx.ˈtan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.ɾeːx.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.ɾeːx.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.ɾeːx.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.ɾeːx.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥o.ɹiːx.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.ɾeχ.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	gurēxtan
Dari reading?	gurēxtan
Iranian reading?	gorixtan
Tajik reading?	gurextan

Verb

Dari	گریختن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гурехтан

گریختن • (gorixtan) (present stem گریز (goriz))

1. to flee
2. to escape
3. to run away

   دلیران توران برآویختند/سرانجام از رزم بگریختند

   dalirân-e turân barâvixtand, saranjâm az razm begorixtand

   the fighters of Turan couldn’t fight any longer, and they started to run away.

Usage notes

This verb is not used in colloquial Tehrani speech, where the verb در رفتن (dar raftan) is used instead. Some other dialects such as Shirazi use گوروختن (guruxtan, gǔruxtan) in colloquial speech. Use the verb or other forms of it but mostly in the past and perfect tenses.

Synonyms

• در رفتن (dar raftan)
• فرار کردن (ferâr kardan)
• گالیدن (gâlidan)

Derived terms

• گریزان (gorizân)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گریختن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press