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affix
  وند   
vand (#)

Fr.: affixe   

A linguistic element added to a word or root to produce a derived or inflected form. General term for → infix, → prefix, → suffix, and → circumfix.

From L. affixus "fastened to," p.p. of affigere "fasten to, attach," from af-, variant of → ad- "to" + figere "fasten."

Vand, variant band "tie, band," present stem of Mod.-Mid./Pers. bastan/vastan "to bind, shut;" Av./O.Pers. band- "to bind, fetter," banda- "band, tie;" cf. Skt. bandh- "to bind, tie, fasten;" PIE *bhendh- "to bind," cf. Ger. binden, E. bind.

circumfix
  پیراوند   
pirâvand

Fr.: circumfixe   

An → affix made up of two separate parts which surround and attach to a base.

circum-; → affix.

fix
  برجاییدن   
barjâyidan

Fr.: fixer   

1) To make fast, firm, or stable.
2) To place definitely and more or less permanently (Dictionary.com).

M.E. fixen, probably from O.Fr. fixe "fixed," from L. fixus "fixed, fast, established, settled," p.p. of figere "to fix, fasten."

Infinitive, from barjâ, → fixed.

fixation
  برجایش   
barjâyeš

Fr.: fixation   

The act of fixing or the state of being fixed.

Verbal noun of → fix; → -tion.

fixed
  برجا   
barjâ

Fr.: fixe   

1) Fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
2) Rendered stable or permanent, as color.
3) Set or intent upon something; steadily directed (Dictionary.com).

Past participle from → fix.

Barjâ "fixed; in place; properly placed," from bar "on, upon, up," → object, + , → place,

fixed star
  ستاره‌ی ِ برجا، ~ ایستاده، ~ بیابانی   
setâre-ye barjâ, ~ istâdé, ~ biyâbâni (#)

Fr.: étoile fixe   

A → heavenly body that, in → contrast to the → planets, does not appear to change its relative → position on the → celestial sphere.

Fixed, p.p. of → fix; → star.

Setâré, → star; barjâ, → fixed.
Istâdé (Biruni in at-Tafhim) "standing," from istâdan "to stand;" O.Pers./Av. sta- "to stand, stand still; set" (cf. Skt. sthâ- "to stand;" Gk. histemi "put, place, weigh;" stasis "a standing still;" Lith. statau "place;" Goth. standan; L. stare "to stand;" PIE base *sta- "to stand");
Biyâbâni (Biruni in at-Tafhim), from Mid.Pers. awiyâbânig "fixed," from negation prefix → a- + wiyâbânig "wandering," from wiyâbân "deluded, seduced," wiyâbânênidan "to lead astray, deceive," from Av. vi- "apart, away from, out" (O.Pers. viy- "apart, away;" cf. Skt. vi- "apart, asunder, away, out;" L. vitare "to avoid, turn aside") + dab- "to deceive;" cf. Skt. vimugdha- "confused, bewildered," vimohita- "confused, infatuated." Note that biyâbân "desert" is from an other origin.

infix
  دروند   
darvand

Fr.: infixe   

An → affix that is inserted within a root or stem.

From L. infixus p.p. of infigere "to fasten in," from in- + figere "fasten."

Darvand, from dar- "in" + vand, → affix.

inflectional affix
  وند ِ درچفتشی   
vand-e darcafteši

Fr.: affixe inflexionnelle   

An → inflection that is added at the end of a root word. In English there are eight inflectional affixes, which are all suffixes. They always follow derivational suffixes and do not change the category of a word.

inflectional + → affix.

intensive prefix
  پیشوند ِ درتنویی‌مند   
pišvand-e dartanuyimand

Fr.: préfixe intensif   

A prefix that highly emphasizes roots of words to which it is attached. In other words, intensive prefixes heighten the force of the primary meanings of words. These prefixes can effectively be translated as "thoroughly" to highlight their intensive function. For example the prefixes → re-, → de-, and → com-.

intensive; → prefix.

metric prefix
  پیشوند ِ متری   
pišvand-e metri

Fr.: préfixe du système international d'unités   

Any of the suffixes adopted by the International System of Units (→ SI units).
For numbers larger than 1: → deca- (101), → hecto- (102), → kilo- (103), → mega- (106), → giga- (109), → tera- (1012), → peta- (1015), → exa- (1018), → zetta- (1021), and → yotta- (1024) .
For numbers smaller than 1: → deci- (10-1), → centi- (10-2), → milli- (10-3), → micro- (10-6), → nano- (10-9), → pico- (10-12), → femto- (10-15), → atto- (10-18), → zepto- (10-21), and → yocto- (10-24).

metric; → prefix.

prefix
  پیشوند   
pišvand (#)

Fr.: préfixe   

An → affix that is placed before a base to denote a modified meaning or make another word.

pre-; → affix.

suffix
  پسوند   
pasvand (#)

Fr.: suffixe   

An → affix that follows the base to which it is added.

N.L. from suffixus, p.p. of suffigere "to attach on top of," from suf-, variant of → sub- + figere "fasten."

Pasvand, from pas- "after, behind," → back-, + vand, → affix.