گفتن

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian gwptn' (guftan, to say, speak), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (to call, cry) with a -b⁽ʰ⁾- enlargement, perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic говорити (govoriti).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? g
Dari reading? g
Iranian reading? g
Tajik reading? g
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Verb

Dari گفتن
Iranian Persian
Tajik гуфтан

گُفْتَن (goftan) (present stem گو (gu) or گوی (guy))

  1. to say
  2. to tell
    او به من گفت که می‌خواهد لامپ سبزی بخرد. (more literary)
    u be man goft ke mi-xâhad lâmp-e sabz-i bexarad
    He told me he wants to buy a green lamp.
    او بهم گفت که می‌خواد یه لامپ سبز بخره. (more colloquial)
    u behem goft ke mi-xâd ye lâmp-e sabz bexare
    He told me he wants to buy a green lamp.
  3. to talk
  4. to speak

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