An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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  ۱) شماردن؛ ۲) شمار  
1) šomârdan (#); 2) šomâr (#)
Fr.: 1) compter; 2) coup  

  1. (v.) To enumerate; reckon up; calculate; compute.

  2. (n.) A single ionizing event registered by a device such as a → Geiger counter.
    The indication of the total number of ionizing events registered by a device.

Etymology (EN): From O.Fr. conter “add up,” from L. computare, → compute.

Etymology (PE): Šomârdan, from Mid.Pers. ôšmârtan, ôšmurtan “to reckon, calculate, enumerate, account for,” from Av. base (š)mar- “to have in mind, remember, recall,” pati-šmar- “to recall; to long for,” hišmar-, cf. Skt. smar- “to remember, become aware,” smarati “he remembers,” L. memor, memoria, Gk. mermera “care,” merimna “anxious thought, sorrow,” martyr “witness.”