خوابیدن

From خواب (xâb, “sleep”) +‎ ـیدن (-idan, verb-deriving suffix).

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خوابیدن • (xâbidan) (present stem خواب (xâb))

1. to sleep; to fall asleep

   Synonyms: خواب بردن (xâb bordan), (archaic) خفتن (xoftan)

   مادرم دارد می‌خوابد.

   mâdar-am dârad mi-xâbad.

   My mother is falling asleep.

2. to lie down

   Synonym: دراز کشیدن (derâz kešidan)

   خوابید ولی خوابش نبرد.

   xâbid vali xâb-eš na-bord.

   He lay down but could not sleep.

   خوابیدم کنار اون.

   xâbidam kenâr-e un.

   I lay down next to him/her.

3. to stop; to break; to malfunction

   Synonym: خراب شدن (xarâb šodan)

   شاید این ساعت خوابیده باشد.

   šâyad in sâ'at xâbide bâšad.

   This clock might be broken.

4. to settle; to die down

   باد خوابیده است.

   bâd xâbide ast.

   The swelling has subsided.

• Speakers from Afghanistan more frequently use the derived compound verb خواب کردن (xāb kardan), colloquially pronounced خو کدن (xaw kadan), and خوابیدن (xābīdan) is considered more formal. In Iran, خوابیدن (xâbidan) is widespread both formal and colloquially.