خواندن

Persian

Alternative forms

  • خوندن (xundan)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *kan-. Compare Kurdish xwendin, Latin canō, cantō, Welsh canu.

Pronunciation

Verb

خواندن (xândan) (present stem خوان (xân))

  1. to read
    برای خواندن همه این کتاب‌ها وقت ندارم.
    Barấ-ye xándán-e hamé-ye in ketâb-hấ vaqt nádâram.
    I don't have time to read all of these books.
  2. to recite
  3. to sing

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to read): مطالعه کردن (motâle'e kardan), قرائت کردن (qerâ'at kardan), برخواندن (bar-xândan)
  • (to recite): از بر خواندن (az bar xândan)
  • (to sing): آواز خواندن (âvâz xândan)
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