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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭧𐭲𐭭 (ʿyḥtn /wēxtan/, “to sift”), from Proto-Iranian *waič-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wayč-, and cognate with Sanskrit विच् (vic, “to sift, separate”). The Indo-Iranian root is traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to separate, choose, set aside”); however, Cheung and Mayrhofer find this doubtful.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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bēxtan
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| Dari reading?
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bēxtan
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| Iranian reading?
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bixtan
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| Tajik reading?
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bextan
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| Dari
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بیختن
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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бехтан
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Verb
بیختن • (bixtan) (present stem بیز (biz))
- to sift; to sieve
- Synonym: الک کردن (alak kardan)
c. 1100, Mahsatī, رباعیات مهستی:لاله چو پریر آتش شور انگیخت
دی نرگس آب شرم از دیده بریخت
امروز بنفشه عطر با خاک آمیخت
فردا سحری باد سمن خواهد بیخت- lāla čō parēr ātiš-e šōr angēxt
dī nargis āb-i šarm az dīda berēxt
ēmrōz banafša utr bā xāk āmēxt
fardā saharī bād saman xwāhad bēxt - Two days ago, the tulip raised the fire of desire,
Yesterday, the narcissus spilled tears of shame from its eyes,
Today, the violet mingled perfumes with the earth,
Tomorrow dawn, the breeze will sift through the jasmine.
Conjugation
References
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 407-8
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 576-7