آمادن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *āmaH-, from Proto-Iranian *ā- + *maH- (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at”) + *meh₁- (“to measure”).^[1] Compare (âmâde, “ready”), Avestan 𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀- (āmāta-), Sanskrit माति (māti, “measure, knowledge”), Ancient Greek μῆτῐς (mêtĭs, “skill, counsel, plan”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɑː.ˈðan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɑː.d̪ǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.mɑː.d̪ǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.mɔː.d̪ǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.mɒː.d̪ǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.mɔ.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āmāḏan
Dari reading^?	āmādan
Iranian reading^?	âmâdan
Tajik reading^?	omodan

Verb

آمادن • (âmâdan) (present stem آما (âmâ))

to prepare

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Dialectal form of (âmadan, “to come”).”

Verb

آمادن • (âmâdan)

(dialectal, Herati) to come, to arrive

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*maH1”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256

[1] Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*maH1”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256

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