In Persian, like Spanish and French, we have different verbs for "to know something" and "to know somebody".
| Verb | Present Stem |
|---|---|
| دانستن dânestan to know something |
دان dân |
| شناختن šenâxtan to know somebody |
شناس šenâs |
Examples:
| شناختن | سالهاست که همدیگر را می‌شناسیم Sâlhâ'st ke hamdigar râ mišenâsim We have known each other for years |
|---|---|
| دانستن | می‌دانید ایستگاه کجاست؟ Midânid istgâh kojâ'st? Do you know where the station is? |
Now some words derived from the stems of these verbs:
Derivations of دانستن
| Derivation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| دانش dâneš |
science |
| دانشمند dânešmand |
scientist |
| دانش‌آموز dânešâmuz |
student (literally: science-learner) |
| دانش‌جو dânešju |
university student (literally: science-seeker) |
| دانشگاه dânešgâh |
university (literally: science-place) |
| دانشکده dâneškade |
faculty (literally: science-home) |
| دانا dânâ |
wise |
| دانایی dânâyi |
wisdom |
| فیزیک‌دان fizikdân |
physicist (literally: one who knows physics) |
| ریاضی‌دان riyâzidân |
mathematician (literally: one who knows mathematics) |
Derivations of شناختن
| Derivation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| شناخت šenâxt |
cognition, understanding |
| شناخته šenâxte |
known |
| ناشناخته nâšenâxte |
unknown |
| شناسایی šenâsâyi |
identification, recognition |
| آشنا âšenâ |
familiar, acquainted; acquaintance |
| آشنایی âšenâyi |
familiarity, acquaintance |
| ناشناس nâšenâs |
unfamiliar; incognito |
| شناسه šenâse |
identifier |
| زبان‌شناس zabânšenâs |
linguist |
| زبان‌شناسی zabânšenâsi |
linguistics |
| جانورشناس jânevaršenâs |
zoologist |