درودن

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (HCDLWN-tn' /⁠drūdan⁠/, to reap; to mow).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? durūḏan
Dari reading? durūdan
Iranian reading? dorudan
Tajik reading? durudan

Verb

درودن (dorudan) (present stem درو (derav))

  1. to reap, to mow, to harvest
    Synonym: درو کردن (derow kardan)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 486”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
      دهقان سال‌خورده چه خوش گفت با پسر
      کای نور چشم من! به‌جز از کشته ندروی
      dihqān-i sāl-xwarda či xwaš guft bā pisar
      k-ay nūr-i čašm-i man! ba joz az kišta na-dirawī
      How well the aged peasant spoke to his son:
      "O light of my eyes! You reap nothing but what was planted."
      (Classical Persian romanization)

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