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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian šʾ(d)yt’ (šāyēd, “one can, it is possible”), grammaticalised form of the third person singular indicative form of the verb šʾd-stn’ (šāyistan, “to be able, to be worthy”) (whence Persian شایستن (šāyistan)), further from Proto-Iranian *xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”) (whence Sanskrit क्षयति (kṣáyati)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”); compare Ancient Greek κτᾰ́ομαι (ktáomai, “to get, obtain”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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šāyaḏ
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| Dari reading?
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šāyad
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| Iranian reading?
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šâyad
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| Tajik reading?
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šoyad
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Adverb
شاید • (šâyad)
- (with subjunctive) maybe; perhaps; probably (expresses a possibility or assumption)
- فرشته: «اونها کجان؟ چرا نرسیدن؟»
- مینو: «شاید گم شده باشن.»
- Ferešteh: "Un-â kojân? Čerâ naresidan?"
- Minū: "Šâyad gom šode bâšan."
- Fereshte: "Where are they? Why haven't they arrived?"
- Minū: "Maybe they got lost."
Verb
شاید • (šâyad) (optative, infinitive شایستن)
- May (something) be worthy; may (something) befit (someone)
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*xšaH”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 451-452
Urdu
Pronunciation
Adverb
شاید • (śāyad) (Hindi spelling शायद)
- maybe, perhaps