knowledge ۱،۲) شناخت؛ ۲) دانستگان 1, 2) šenâxt (#); 2) dânestgân Fr.: connaissance Acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation.
All the information, facts, truths, and principles learned throughout time.
Etymology (EN): M.E. cnawlece, from O.E. cnawan,
cf. O.H.G. bi-chnaan, ir-chnaan “to know;”
cognate with Pers. šenâxt, as below. Etymology (PE): 1) Šenâxt, past stem of šenâxtan, šenâsidan
“to know, discern, distinguish, be acquainted with;”
Mid.Pers. šnâxtan, šnâs- “to know, recognize,” dânestan “to know;”
O.Pers./Av. xšnā- “to know, learn, come to know, recognize;”
cf. Skt. jñā- “to recognize, know,”
jānāti “he knows;” Gk. gignoskein “to know, think, judge;”
L. gnoscere, noscere “to come to know” (Fr. connaître;
Sp. conocer);
O.E. cnawan; E. know; Rus. znat “to know;”
PIE base *gno- “to know.”
- Dânestgân, literally “body of (what is) known,” from dânest, short for
dâneste “known,” p.p. of dânestan variant of šenâxtan, as above,
- -gân suffix forming plural entities.
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