رشتن

See also: رستن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *wrais- (“to turn, to spin”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *wriḱ-yé-ti (“to twist, to bend”),[1] whence also Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬯𐬌𐬀 (uruuisia, “to turn”), German reihen (“to sew loosely”), English wry, Latin rīca (“veil”). Doublet of رشته (rešte, “thread, string”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [reʃˈtæn]

Verb

رشتن • (reštan) (present stem ریس (ris))

  1. to spin (to make yarn)
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian *ra(n)ǰ- (“to colour, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to dye”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, “I dye, paint”) and Sanskrit रञ्ज् (rañj, “to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow”).[2] Doublet of رنگ (rang, “color”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ræʃˈtæn]

Verb

رشتن • (raštan) (present stem رز (raz))

  1. to color, to dye
Derived terms

References
  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
  2. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314
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