In Persian, like Spanish and French, we have different verbs for "to know something" and "to know somebody".
Verb | Present Stem |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |