Persian: کتابشرا ستد

[Ali Smith]

سلام

I know کتابشرا ستد means "He took his book.", but does the book belong to him or to someone else?

I know that if you said کتاب او را ستد it would be clear that the book belonged to someone else.

متشکرم

 

[Shandol]

In modern Persian people say "گرفت". You could also use "بستد" or "ستد", but they sound very old-fashioned to my ears.

You are saying "کتابش را", so it means "کتاب او را". (The book that belongs to him/her)

بستدن
لغت‌نامه دهخدا
بستدن . [ ب ِ ت َ دَ ] (مص ) ستدن . گرفتن

بیاورد پس نامه مرد جوان
ازو بستد آن نامه را پهلوان
فردوسی

I think "ستدن" is even less common than "بستدن". In addition, they have slightly different meanings to me.

شور تو عقلم ستد با فتنه‌ها دربافتم
شور و بی‌عقلی بباید بافتن را با فتن
مولوی

 

[Ali Smith]

Really? I thought the verb was from ستدن setadan (to take). I have never heard of or encountered بستدن. How is it pronounced?

 

[Shandol]

گرفت -----> بگرفت
ستد-----> بستد
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Does that help?
For the pronunciation, see the quote, specifically the part in red.

بستدن
/bestadan/
لغت‌نامه دهخدا
بستدن . [ ب ِ ت َ دَ ] (مص ) ستدن . گرفتن