نمودن

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (nmwtn' /⁠nimūdan⁠/, to show, guide), from Proto-Iranian *ní- + Proto-Iranian *maH- (to measure), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ní (in, down) + Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (to measure). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬌𐬨𐬀 (nima, measure down, show). Also related to آزمودن (âzmudan, to test, experience), and پیمودن (paymudan, to measure, to walk).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.muː.d̪ǽn], [nɪ.muː.d̪ǽn], [nʊ.muː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nä.muː.d̪ǽn], [nɪ.muː.d̪ǽn], [nʊ.muː.d̪ǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nä.mu.d̪ǽn], [nu.mu.d̪ǽn], [nu.mu.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? namūḏan, nimūḏan, numūḏan
Dari reading? namūdan, nimūdan, numūdan
Iranian reading? namudan, nemudan, nomudan
Tajik reading? namudan

Verb

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Dari نمودن
Iranian Persian
Tajik намудан

نَمودَن (namudan) (present stem نما (namâ))

  1. to show, to cause to appear, to exhibit
  2. to appear, to seem
  3. (in compounds) to do, make

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Conjugation

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