فریفتن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (pldp /⁠frēb-⁠/, “to deceive”), from Proto-Iranian *fra- + *dab- (“to deceive”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *dʰebʰ- (“to harm, deceive”) and cognate with Sanskrit दभ् (dabh, “to harm, deceive”) and Hittite [script needed] (tepnu-, “to decrease, to humble”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn], [fɪ.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fä.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn], [fɪ.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fä.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn], [fi.ɾeːf.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæ.ɹiːf.t̪ʰǽn], [fe.ɹiːf.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾef.t̪ʰǽn], [fi.ɾef.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? farēftan, firēftan
Dari reading? farēftan, firēftan
Iranian reading? fariftan, feriftan
Tajik reading? fareftan, fireftan

Verb

Dari فریفتن
Iranian Persian
Tajik фирефтан

فریفتن • (fariftan) (present stem فریب (farib))

  1. (literary) to deceive

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • فریب دادن (farib dâdan)
  • گول زدن (gul zadan) (informal)

References

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 42-3
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