یافتن

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (’y’ptn' /⁠ayāftan⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *Habí + *Hap- (to reach, attain). The prefix is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí (to, against, for), while the root is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- (to take, seize, grab).[1] Cognate with Talysh آبه (ābe).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? yāftan
Dari reading? yāftan
Iranian reading? yâftan
Tajik reading? yoftan

Verb

Dari یافتن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ёфтан

یافتن (yâftan) (present stem یاب (yâb))

  1. to acquire, find
    Synonym: پیدا کردن (peydâ kardan)
    آخر چگونه می‌توان راه‌حل مناسبی برای چنین مشکل بغرنجی یافت! (more literary)
    âxar cegune mi-tavân râh-e hall-e monâseb-i barâ-ye cenin moškel-e boğranj-i yâft!
    But how is one to find a suitable solution for such an intractable problem!

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References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 161-3