خوابیدن

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Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? xwāḇīḏan
Dari reading? xābīdan
Iranian reading? xâbidan
Tajik reading? xobidan
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Verb

Dari خوابیدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik хобидан

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.

Usage notes

  • 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.

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