An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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complain
  گرزیدن   
garzidan

Fr.: se plaindre   

To express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault (Dictionary.com).

M.E. compleinen, from O.Fr. complaindre "to lament" from V.L. *complangere, originally "to beat the breast," from L. → com- an intensive prefix + plangere "to strike, beat the breast."

Mid.Pers. garz- "to weep, lament," garzišn "complaint;" Mod.Pers. geristan, geryidan "to weep," gelé "gripe, complaint, lamentation;" Kurd (Kurm.) girižin/giriž- "to be grumpy, growl;" Av. gərəz- "to lament, weep;" cf. Skt. grah "to complain;" Proto-Ir. *garz- "to lament, weep."

complaint
  گرزش   
garzeš

Fr.: plaint   

An expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding (Dictionary.com).

M.E. compleynte, from O.Fr. complainte "complaint, lament," noun from complaindre "to lament," → complain.

Verbal noun of garzidan, → complain.

explain
  اُستاهیدن   
ostâhidan

Fr.: expliquer   

1) To make plain or clear; to render understandable or intelligible.
2) To make clear the cause or reason of; to account for.
3) To assign a meaning to; → interpret.

From L. explanare "to make level, smooth out; make clear," from → ex- "out" + planus "flat; clear."

Ostâhidan, literally "to unfold, spread out" (on the model of Fr. expliquer, Sp. explicar, from L. → ex- "out" + plicare "to lay, fold, twist," from PIE base *plek- "to plait, twist;" cf. Gk. plekein "to plait," L. plectere "to plait, braid, intertwine," O.C.S. plesti "to braid, plait, twist," Goth. flahta "braid"), from os- "out," → ex- + tâh "fold, plait, ply;" Mid.Pers. tâg "piece, part" + -idan infinitive suffix.

plain
  دشت   
dašt (#)

Fr.: plaine   

An extent of flat land not noticeably diversified with mountains, hills, or valleys.

M.E. from O.Fr. plain, from L. planum "level ground, plain."

Dašt, from Mid.Pers. dašt "plain, open ground."