An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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  ۱) ارجه؛ ۲) ارجه دادن  
1) arjé; 2) arjé dâdan
Fr.: 1) crédit; 2) créditer, faire crédit  

1a) Commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.

1b) A source of pride or honor.

1c) The ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.

1d) Influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one’s reputation.

1e) A sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account:

  1. To believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E., from M.Fr. crédit “belief, trust,” from It. credito, from L. creditum “a loan, thing entrusted to another,” from p.p. of credere “to trust, entrust, believe.”

Etymology (PE): Arjé, from arj “esteem, honor, dignity; price, worth, value,” variant of arz “price, value,” arzidan “to be worth;” Mid.Pers. arz- “to be worth;” Av. arj- “to be worth,” arəjaiti “it is worth;” Proto-Ir. *Harj- “to be worth;” cf. Skt. arh- “to earn, be worth;” Gk. alphein “to earn, to obtain;” Lith. alga “salary, pay.” “to be woth.” Arjé dâdan with dâdan “to give, grant, yield,” → datum.