ماندن

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian KTLWNtn' (māndan), KTLWN (mān-), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to stay, stand still), related to Latin maneō (I remain), Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, I remain).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /mɔndan/

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Verb

Dari ماندن
Iranian Persian
Tajik мондан (mondan)

ماندن (mândan), present stem مان (mân)

  1. to remain, stay
  2. to stand
    Synonym: ایستادن (istâdan)
  3. to hesitate
  4. to survive; to subsist
  5. to endure, last
  6. to continue, linger
  7. to put
  8. (with به) to resemble, to be like, to remind one of
    • عبیدزاکانی - بیا بریم دشت
      خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌ماند بله
      xấb-e xargúš be xấb-e yâr mí-mânad bále
      Yes, the dream of the rabbit reminds me of the dream of my lover

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References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “māndan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 54
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