Persian māndan continues the earlier Iranian base mān- with an infinitival ending.
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māndan
to remain
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle Persian · Middle Persian · remain waitmān-
remain, wait
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The meaning “remain, wait” continues.
Middle to New Persian.
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supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Traces māndan to Middle Persian mān-.
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