لرزیدن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (llc-ytn /⁠larzīdan⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *rarz-. Cognate to Pashto رېږدېدل (reẓ̌dedəl, “to tremble”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

لرزیدن • (larzidan) (present stem لرز (larz))

1. to shiver, to shudder; to shake, to tremble

   لرزیدن از ترس ― larzidan az tars ― to shiver from fear

   لرزیدن از سرما ― larzidan az sarmâ ― to shiver from the cold

   • c. 1710, ʿAbd al-Qādir Bēdil Dihlawī, “Ghazal 1129”, in Dīvān of Bēdil‎:

     حدیث عشق شود ناله ترجمانش و لرزد
     چو شیشه دل ‌که‌ کشد تیغ از میانش و لرزد

     hadîs-i išq šawad nâla-yi tarjumân-aš u larzad
     čô šîša-yi dil ki kašad têğ az mîyân-aš u larzad

     The story of love becomes its translator’s sigh, and trembles;
     Like the flask of the heart, which draws a blade from its middle, and trembles.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

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References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “لرزیدن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “larz-”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 52