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پوسیدن

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *puH- (to rot), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puH-, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (rotten, foul).[1] Compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, to stink, to become putrid), Latin pūs (pus, foul matter), Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, to rot, to decay).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? pōsīḏan
Dari reading? pōsīdan
Iranian reading? pusidan
Tajik reading? püsidan

Verb

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پوسیدن (pusidan)

  1. to rot, decay; to decompose
  2. to moulder, putrefy
  3. to corrode, rust

References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN