Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian دَانِسْتَن (dānistan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /donistan/, [d̪ɔ.nis.t̪ʰän]

Verb

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донистан (donistan) (Persian spelling دانستن)

  1. to know
    • 1997, “Медонӣ ё не”, performed by Parem:
      Дилбарам, ошиқат ҳастам ман, медонӣ ё не?
      Ошиқи ду зулфи парешонат ҳастам ман, медонӣ ё не?
      Dilbaram, ošiqat hastam man, medoni yo ne?
      Ošiq-i du zulf-i parešonat hastam man, medoni yo ne?
      My beloved, I'm in love with you, do you know or not?
      I'm in love with your two messy braids, do you know or not?

Conjugation

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