apparent padidâr (#) Fr.: apparent General: Open to view, visible; appearing as actual to
the eye or mind. Etymology (EN): O.Fr. aparant, from L. apparentem, pr.p. of apparere “to appear,” from ad- “to” + perere “to come forth, be visible”. Etymology (PE): Padidâr “appearing, manifest,” from padid “in sight, evident, clear,” from Mid.Pers. patdit, from O.Pers./Av. patiy-/paiti “toward, against, back” (cp. Skt. prati- “near, toward, against, in return,” Gk. proti, pros “face to face with, toward, in addition to”) + O.Pers./Av. di-/dâ(y)- “to see” (Skt. dhi- “to think”), Mod.Pers. didan “to see”. |