شنیدن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/âšnūdan/, “to hear, understand”). Compare Central Kurdish ژنفتن‎ (žinaftan) (in Sanandaj), Zazaki eşnawitiş (“to hear”), Northern Luri ٸشنںفتن‎ (ešnaften).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃiniˈdan/, /ʃuniˈdan/

Verb

Dari شنیدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik шунидан (šunidan)

شِنیدَن or شُنیدَن • (šenidan or šonidan), present stem شِنُو‎ (šenow) or شُنُو‎ (šonow)

  1. to hear
    ‏دیدم و نشنیدمشان‎
    didam o na-šenidam-ešan.
    I saw and didn't hear them.
    • c. 1260, Rumi, “3:69”, in The Masnavi:
      ‏آن شنیدی تو که در هندوستان، دید دانایی گروهی دوستان‎
      ân šonidi to ke dar hendustân, did dânâyi goruhi-ye dustân
      have you heard that in Hindustan, a wise man saw a group of friends?
  2. to listen
    Synonyms: گوش کردن‎ (guš kardan), گوش دادن‎ (guš dâdan)

Usage notes

In spoken Persian, شنیدن‎ (šenidan) and شنفتن‎ (šenoftan) can be used interchangeably.

Conjugation

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “āšnūdan(ašnaw-)”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13
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