آزمایش

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Persian

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Etymology

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From آزمای (âzmây, present stem of آزمودن (âzmudan, to test, experience)) +‎ ـش (-eš).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? āzmāyiš
Dari reading? āzmāyiš
Iranian reading? âzmâyeš
Tajik reading? ozmoyiš

Noun

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Dari آزمایش
Iranian Persian
Tajik озмоиш

آزمایش (âzmâyeš) (plural آزمایش‌ها (âzmâyeš-hâ) or آزمایشات (âzmâyešât))

  1. test, trial, ordeal
    • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Zahhāk”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎[1]:
      چنین داد پاسخ به مادر که شیر
      نگردد مگر ز آزمایش دلیر
      čunīn dād pāsux ba mādar ki šēr
      na-gardad magar zi āzmāyiš dalēr
      He answered his mother like this: "The brave man does not become a lion[-like hero] except by a test."
      (Classical Persian romanization)
  2. test, experiment
    Synonym: تست (test)
  3. test, examination
    Synonym: امتحان (emtehân)
  4. trial, temptation
    Synonym: وسوسه (vasvase)

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Descendants

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