افروختن
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian ʾplwhtn' (abrōxtan, “to light, kindle, illuminate, polish”), is a compound verb, so the elements are *af- from Proto-Iranian *Hapá (“off, away, from”) or Proto-Indo-European *upó (“under, below, towards”) + *rōx- from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine, to see”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaf.ɾoːx.ˈtan]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾoːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾoːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾʊːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.ɹuːx.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɾɵχ.t̪ʰǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afrōxtan |
| Dari reading? | afrōxtan |
| Iranian reading? | afruxtan |
| Tajik reading? | afrüxtan |
Verb
| Dari | افروختن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | афрӯхтан |
افروختن • (afruxtan) (present stem افروز (afruz))
- to kindle
- to burn
- to light
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3098:
- گفت ای روبه تو عدل افروختی / این چنین قسمت ز کی آموختی
- guft ay robah tô 'adl afrôxti / ên čunîn qismat za ki âmoxti
- Said the lion, “O fox, thou hast made justice shine forth: from whom didst thou learn to divide in such a manner?
- to illuminate
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