ماندن

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian KTLWNtn' (māndan), KTLWN (mān-), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to stay, stand still).

Pronunciation

Verb

Dari Persian ماندن
Iranian Persian ماندن
Tajiki Persian мондан (mondan)

ماندن (mândan) (present stem مان (mân))

  1. to remain
  2. to stay
  3. to hesitate
  4. to survive
  5. to endure
  6. to last
  7. to put
  8. (with به) to resemble, to be like, to remind one of
    • عبیدزاکانی - بیا بریم دشت
      خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌ماند بله
      xấb-e xargúš be xấb-e yâr mí-mânad bále
      Yes, the dream of the rabbit reminds me of the dream of my lover

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Derived terms

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “māndan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 54
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