پسندیدن

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (psnd-ytn' /⁠passandīdan⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *pati- (towards, from Proto-Indo-European *préti) + *sand (to seem good, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-; cognate with Sanskrit चन्द् (cand, to gladden)).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? pasandīḏan
Dari reading? pasandīdan
Iranian reading? pasandidan
Tajik reading? pasandidan

Verb

پسندیدن (pasandidan) (present stem پسند (pasand)) (formal)

  1. to approve; to endorse; to like
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 5”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      در کوی نیک‌نامی ما را گذر ندادند
      گر تو نمی‌پسندی تغییر کن قضا را
      dar kôy-i nêk-nâmî mâ râ guzar na-dâdand
      gar tu na-mê-pasandî tağyîr kun qazâ râ
      I was granted no passage in the alley of good reputation;
      If you don’t approve—change destiny.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)
  2. to choose; to select

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