زنده

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See also: ژنده and رنده

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (zy(w)ndk' /⁠zīndag⁠/). Equivalent to (ziy) +‎ (ande), with (ziy) being the present stem of (zistan).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading^?	zinda
Dari reading^?	zinda
Iranian reading^?	zende
Tajik reading^?	zinda

Adjective

زنده • (zende)

alive
- 10^th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  از آن پس نمیرم که من زنده‌ام
  که تخم سخن من پراگنده‌ام
  az ân pas namiram ke man zende-am
  ke toxm-e soxan man parâgande-'am
  I shall stay alive for ever
  for I am the one who has spread the word!
living
― deraxtân ham zende-'and! ― Trees are living too!

Derived terms

زندگی (zendegi, zendagi, “life, existence”)
زنده باد (zenda bâd, zenda bâd, “long live, zindabad”)

Descendants

→ Bengali: জিন্দা (zinda)
→ Urdu: زندہ (zinda)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
PAHLAVICA - "'zy(w)ndk'".

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian (zndk' /⁠zandag⁠/).

Adjective

زنده • (zande) (comparative زنده‌تَر (zande-tar), superlative زنده‌تَرین (zande-tarin))

(archaic) colossal and formidable
- 10^th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  سوی سام نِیرَم نِهادند روی
  اَبا زَنده پیلان پرخاشجوی
  soy-e sâme neyram nehâdand ruy
  abâ zande pilân-e parxâšjuy
  They embarked upon their campaign towards Sām,
  with their formidable, rampant war elephants.

Related terms

ژَنده (žande)
گُنده (gonde)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
PAHLAVICA - "zndk'".

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