آلیختن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-e-ti, from the root *leyg- (“to jump, play”); akin to Northern Kurdish lîstin (“to play”), Lithuanian láigyti (“to run around”), Swedish leka (“to play”), Latin Locusta and English Lira.

Source: Mallory J.P and D.Q Adams. 2009. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. P.399.

Pronunciation

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(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.ˈtan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.lix.t̪ʰǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.liχ.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ālīxtan
Dari reading^?	ālīxtan
Iranian reading^?	âlixtan
Tajik reading^?	olixtan

Verb

آلیختن • (âlixtan) (present stem آلیز (âliz))

to leap
to kick

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