Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of قمپز (qompoz, a cannon without projectile used for the psychological effect of its sound (from Ottoman Turkish)) +‎ درکردن (darkardan, to discharge, to shoot).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? qumpuz darkardan
Dari reading? qumpuz darkardan
Iranian reading? ğompoz darkardan
Tajik reading? qumpuz darkardan

Verb

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قمپز درکردن (qompoz darkardan) (present stem قمپز درکن (qompoz darkon-))

  1. (idiomatic, slang) to exaggerate, to overstate
    Synonyms: گزاف گفتن (gazâf goftan), لاف زدن (lâf zadan)

Conjugation

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