پوسیدن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *puH- (to rot), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puH-, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (rotten, foul).[1] Compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, to stink, to become putrid), Latin pūs (pus, foul matter), Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, to rot, to decay).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰoː.siː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰoː.siː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰu.si.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? pōsīḏan
Dari reading? pōsīdan
Iranian reading? pusidan
Tajik reading? püsidan

Verb

پوسیدن • (pusidan)

  1. to rot, decay; to decompose
  2. to moulder, putrefy
  3. to corrode, rust

References

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