برشتن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian blyštn' (brištan, to roast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [beɾeʃˈtʰæn]

Verb

Dari Persian برشتن
Iranian Persian برشتن
Tajiki Persian бириштан (birištan)

برشتن (bereštan) (present stem بریز (beriz))

  1. to toast; to roast; to fry
    • Bible Ezekiel 4:9:
      پس‌ گندم‌ و جو و باقلا و عدس‌ و ارزن‌ و ماشک برای‌ خود گرفته‌، آنها را در یك‌ ظرف‌ بریز و خوراكی‌ از آنها برای‌ خود بپز
      Thus, take with you wheat, barley, beans, lentiles, millet and vetch and, having placed them in a pot, roast them and feed yourself with that which you have cooked

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “brištan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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