پختن
pokhtan
to cook
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Quick Reference
pokh-TAN
to cook
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پختن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
پختن (pokhtan) is a Persian verb meaning “to cook.” Native Persian root. Used for any kind of cooking, from simmering rice to baking bread.
How to use it
- غذا میپزم (ghazâ mipazam) “I am cooking food”
- مادرم خورش پخت (mâdaram khoresh pokht) “My mother cooked stew”
- برنج باید بپزد (berenj bâyad bepazad) “The rice needs to cook”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: پز (paz)
- Past stem: پخت (pokht)
- Imperative: بپز (bepaz) “cook!”
- Infinitive: پختن (pokhtan)
Common pairings
- آشپز (âshpaz) “cook, chef”
- آشپزی (âshpazi) “cooking, cuisine”
- آشپزخانه (âshpaz-khâne) “kitchen”
- پخته (pokhte) “cooked, ripe; mature, experienced”
References
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Past stemپخت pokht
1sg presentمیپزم mipazam "I cook"
1sg pastپختم pokhtam "I cooked"
Subjunctive 1sgبپزم bepazam "(that) I cook"
Imperative (2sg)بپز bepaz "cook!"
Imperative (2pl)بپزید bepazid "cook! (formal)"
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