تافتن

See also: بافتن‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *tāp- (“to twist, wind”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *temp- (“to span, stretch, extend”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑːf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑːf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɔːf.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? tāftan
Dari reading? tāftan
Iranian reading? tâftan
Tajik reading? toftan

Verb

تافتن • (tâftan) (present stem تاب‎ (tâb))

  1. to twist
  2. to twine

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm, tepid”).

Verb

تافتن • (tâftan) (present stem تاب‎ (tâb))

  1. to heat
  2. to shine
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