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خردسال

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Persian

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Etymology

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From خرد (xurd, small, little) +‎ سال (sâl, year).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xurdsāl
Dari reading? xurdsāl
Iranian reading? xordsâl
Tajik reading? xurdsol

Noun

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خردسال (xordsâl)

  1. (now law) minor, underage; (originally) youth of tender years
    Antonym: بزرگسال (bozorgsâl)
    • 1194, Niẓāmī Ganjavī}, “شرف‌نامه”, in اسکندرنامه[1]:
      که دانست کاین کودک خردسال
      شود با بزرگان چنین بدسگال
      ki dānist k-īn kōdak-i xurdsāl
      šawad bā buzurgān čunīn badsigāl
      Who knew that this child of tender years
      Would become so wicked-minded with the nobles?

Derived terms

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