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فریفتن

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (pldp /⁠frēb-⁠/, to deceive), from Proto-Iranian *fra- + *dab- (to deceive), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *dʰebʰ- (to harm, deceive) and cognate with Sanskrit दभ् (dabh, to harm, deceive) and Hittite [script needed] (tepnu-, to decrease, to humble).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? farēftan, firēftan
Dari reading? farēftan, firēftan
Iranian reading? fariftan, feriftan
Tajik reading? fareftan, fireftan

Verb

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Dari فریفتن
Iranian Persian
Tajik фирефтан

فریفتن (fariftan) (present stem فریب (farib))

  1. (literary) to deceive
    Synonyms: فریب دادن (farib dâdan); (informal) گول زدن (gul zadan)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 42-3