güftən

Tat

Etymology

From Middle Persian OHDWNtn / glptn (griftan, “to grab”). Cognates include Persian گرفتن (to grab), Northern Kurdish girtin (to close), Central Kurdish گرتن (girtin), Baluchi گرگ (girag), Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti, “he seizes”), Russian гра́бить (grábitʹ), German greifen, and English grab.

Verb

güftən (present stem: gi)

1. to grab
2. to catch
3. to occupy
4. to get
5. to hold
6. to grip