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 shenâkhtan to know somebody | شناس shenâs |
Examples:
| شناختن | دانستن |
|---|---|
| سالهاست که همدیگر را می‌شناسیم Sâlhâ'st ke hamdigar râ mishenâsim We have known each other for years | 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
| دانش dânesh science |
| دانشمند dâneshmand scientist |
| دانش‌آموز dâneshâmuz student (literally: science-learner) |
| دانش‌جو dâneshju university student (literally: science-seeker) |
| دانشگاه dâneshgâh university (literally: science-place) |
| دانشکده dâneshkade 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
| شناخت shenâkht cognition, understanding |
| شناخته shenâkhte known |
| ناشناخته nâshenâkhte unknown |
| شناسایی shenâsâyi identification, recognition |
| آشنا âshenâ familiar, acquainted; acquaintance |
| آشنایی âshenâyi familiarity, acquaintance |
| ناشناس nâshenâs unfamiliar; incognito |
| شناسه shenâse identifier |
| زبان‌شناس zabânshenâs linguist |
| زبان‌شناسی zabânshenâsi linguistics |
| جانورشناس jânevarshenâs zoologist |