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Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *puH- (“to rot”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puH-, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“rotten, foul”). Compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, “to stink, to become putrid”), Latin pūs (“pus, foul matter”), Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, “to rot, to decay”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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pōsīḏan
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| Dari reading?
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pōsīdan
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| Iranian reading?
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pusidan
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| Tajik reading?
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püsidan
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Verb
پوسیدن • (pusidan)
- to rot, decay; to decompose
- to moulder, putrefy
- to corrode, rust
References
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN