خریدن

See also: خزیدن and چریدن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫟𐫡𐫏𐫗𐫏𐫅‎ (xrynyd‎), [script needed] (ZḆNN-tn' /xrīdan/), from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrinéh₂ti. Compare Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇāti, to buy; to purchase), Irish crean (to purchase).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /xaɾiːdan/

    Verb

    Dari خریدن
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik харидан (xaridan)

    خَریدَن (xaridan), present stem خَر (xar)

    1. to buy; to purchase
      Synonym: خرید کردن (xarid kardan)
      Antonym: فروختن (foruxtan, to sell)
      • c. 1260, Rumi, “2:843”, in The Masnavi:
        پادشاهی دو غلام ارزان خرید، با یکی ز آن دو سخن گفت و شنید.
        pâdšâh-i do ğolâm arzân xarid, bâ yeki z-ân do soxan goft o šonid.
        A King bought two slaves cheap, and spoke and listened with one of the twain.
        (adapted from the Reynold A. Nicholson translation)

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Urdu: خریدنے (xarīdnā)
    • Hindi: ख़रीदना (xarīdnā)
    • Telugu: ఖరీదు (kharīdu)
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