دریافتن

Persian

Etymology

در (dar) + یافتن (yâftan).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äɾ.jɑːf.t̪ʰän]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪äɾ.jɑːf.t̪ʰän]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪äɾ.jɔːf.t̪ʰän]

Readings
Classical reading? daryāftan
Dari reading? daryāftan
Iranian reading? daryâftan
Tajik reading? daryoftan

Verb

دریافتن • (daryâftan) (present stem دریاب (daryâb))

  1. (formal) to understand; to realize
    Synonyms: فهمیدن (fahmidan), متوجه شدن (motevajjeh šodan), پی بردن (pey bordan)
  2. (formal) to aid; to succor
  3. to overtake; to secure; to get hold of
    • c. 1030, Farrukhī Sīstānī, “Qaṣīda 136”, in دیوان فرخی سیستانی [Dīvān of Farrukhī]:
      چشم بد ناگهان مرا دریافت
      کارم از چشم بد رسید بجان
      čašm-i bad nāgahān ma-rā daryāft
      kār-am az čašm-i bad rasīd ba jān
      The evil eye suddenly overcame me,
      My affairs were brought nearly to an end by the evil eye.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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