آلیختن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-e-ti, from the root *leyg- (“to jump, play”); akin to Northern Kurdish lîstin (“to play”), Lithuanian láigyti (“to run around”), Swedish leka (“to play”), Latin Locusta and English Lira.

Source: Mallory J.P and D.Q Adams. 2009. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. P.399.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.ˈtan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.lix.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.liːx.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.liχ.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ālīxtan
Dari reading?	ālīxtan
Iranian reading?	âlixtan
Tajik reading?	olixtan

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Verb

آلیختن • (âlixtan) (present stem آلیز (âliz))

1. to leap
2. to kick