رشتن
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See also: رستن
Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *wrais- (“to turn, to spin”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *wriḱ-yé-ti (“to twist, to bend”),[1] whence also Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬀 (uruuisia, “to turn”), German reihen (“to sew loosely”), English wry, Latin rīca (“veil”). Doublet of رشته (rešte, “thread, string”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
رشتن • (reštan) (present stem ریس (ris))
- to spin (to make yarn)
Alternative forms[edit]
- ریسیدن (risidan)
Derived terms[edit]
- رشت (Rašt) (uncertain)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *ra(n)ǰ- (“to colour, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to dye”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, “I dye, paint”) and Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj, “to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow”).[2] Doublet of رنگ (rang, “color”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
رشتن • (raštan) (present stem رز (raz))
Derived terms[edit]
- رشت (Rašt) (uncertain)
References[edit]
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
- ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314