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Persian
Etymology
From خرد (xurd, “small, little”) + سال (sâl, “year”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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xurdsāl
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| Dari reading?
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xurdsāl
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| Iranian reading?
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xordsâl
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| Tajik reading?
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xurdsol
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Noun
خردسال • (xordsâl)
- (now law) minor, underage; (originally) youth of tender years
- Antonym: بزرگسال (bozorgsâl)
1194, Niẓāmī Ganjavī}, “شرفنامه”, in اسکندرنامه:که دانست کاین کودک خردسال
شود با بزرگان چنین بدسگال- ki dānist k-īn kōdak-i xurdsāl
šawad bā buzurgān čunīn badsigāl - Who knew that this child of tender years
Would become so wicked-minded with the nobles?
Derived terms
- خردسالی (xordsâli, “being a minor”)