نوشِیدَن
nōšīdan
The English verb drink is نوشِیدَن (nōšīdan) in Persian. Wiktionary also lists آشَامِیدَن (āšāmīdan) and نوشیدَن (nušidan).
Meaning: consume liquid through the mouth (verb)
Ways to say it
| Persian | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| نوشِیدَن | nōšīdan |
| آشَامِیدَن | āšāmīdan |
| نوشیدَن | nušidan |
| آشامیدَن | âšâmidan |
The verb refers to the act of consuming liquid through the mouth.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the present continuous (e.g., "I drink" or "I am drinking"), use the prefix می- followed by the stem and personal endings, such as in مینوشَم. To form the simple past tense (e.g., "I drank"), add the personal ending -em to the past stem نوشید, resulting in نوشیدَم.
How do you pronounce it?
nōšīdan
When do people say it?
When making a toast, Persians say به سلامتی! to mean "Cheers!"
Did you know?
- In classical Persian poetry, نوشیدن is frequently used as a metaphor for experiencing love or spiritual ecstasy rather than the physical consumption of liquid.
- The word نوشیدن shares the same root as نوشابه, the common Persian word for 'soft drink' or 'soda'.
- The root of نوشیدَن shares a conceptual ancestor with the idea of 'consuming' or 'enjoying' things in a broader sense, not just liquids.
Examples in context
- من یک نوشابه میخواهم.I want a drink.
- بنوشHave a drink.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “drink” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
