Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ـیدن. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ـیدن, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ـیدن in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ـیدن you have here. The definition of the word
ـیدن will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ـیدن, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian (-ytn' /-īdan/), -𐫏𐫅𐫗 (-ydn /-īdan/, infinitive-forming suffix), reanalysis of the full grade of certain verbal roots + Old Persian (/tanaiy/, infinitive suffix), wherein the ending of the ablauted root was reanalyzed as part of the suffix.
Pronunciation
| Readings
|
| Classical reading?
|
‿īḏan
|
| Dari reading?
|
‿īdan
|
| Iranian reading?
|
‿idan
|
| Tajik reading?
|
‿idan
|
Suffix
ـیدن • (-idan)
- Forms regular verbal infinitives:
- Derives regular infinitives from the present stem of verbs with irregular infinitives.
- خواب (xâb, present stem of خفتن (xoftan, “to sleep”)) + ـیدن (-idan) → خوابیدن (xâbidan, “to sleep”)
- روی (ruy, present stem of رستن (rostan, “to grow”)) + ـیدن (-idan) → روییدن (ruyidan, “to grow”)
- (if newly formed, then slang, neologism) Derives regular verbal infinitives from nouns.
- رقص (raqs, “dance”) + ـیدن (-idan) → رقصیدن (raqsidan, “to dance”)
- نام (nâm, “name”) + ـیدن (-idan) → نامیدن (nâmidan, “to name”)
- فکر (fekr, “thought”) + ـیدن (-idan) → فکریدن (fekridan, “(neologism) to think”)
- تایپ (tâyp, “typing (on a keyboard)”) + ـیدن (-idan) → تایپیدن (tâypidan, “(neologism) to type”)
Usage notes
- It is not acceptable to form new verbs from nouns using this suffix in standard or formal language. Words like فکریدن (fekridan) as opposed to normal فکر کردن (fekr kardan) tend to be teenage slang.