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
  • IPA(key): [æfruːxtæn]

Verb
Dari افروختن
Iranian Persian
Tajik афрӯхтан (afrüxtan)

افروختن • (afruxtan), present stem افروز‎ (afruz)

  1. to kindle
  2. to burn
  3. to light
  4. to illuminate
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