An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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  ۱) گیراندن؛ ۲) گرفتن  
1) girândan; 2) gereftan (#)
Fr.: 1) enflammer, allumer; 2) s'enflammer, s'allumer  
  1. To set on fire.
  2. To take fire, to begin to burn.

Etymology (EN): From L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire “to set fire,” from ignis “fire, flame, light.”

Etymology (PE): Girândan transitive form of gereftan

“to take, catch” (Mid.Pers. griftan, Av./O.Pers. grab- “to take, seize,” cf.
Skt. grah-, grabh- “to seize, take,” graha “seizing, holding, perceiving,” M.L.G. grabben “to grab,” from P.Gmc. *grab, E. grab “to take or grasp suddenly;” PIE base *ghrebh- “to seize”).