تافتن

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *tāp- (to twist, wind), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *temp- (to span, stretch, extend).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

تافتن (tâftan) (present stem تاب (tâb))

  1. to twist
  2. to twine

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *tep- (to be warm, tepid).

Verb

تافتن (tâftan) (present stem تاب (tâb))

  1. to heat
  2. to shine