دودمان

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Persian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dwtkmʾn /⁠dūtakmān, dūdagmān⁠/). By surface analysis, دود (dud, smoke) +‎ ـمان (-mân).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? dūḏmān
Dari reading? dūdmān
Iranian reading? dudmân
Tajik reading? dudmon

Noun

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دودمان (dudmân) (plural دودمان‌ها (dudmân-hâ))

  1. dynasty, lineage, house
    Synonym: سلسله (selsele)
    دودمان پهلویdudmân-e pahlaviPahlavi dynasty
    دودمان سونگdudmân-e sungSong dynasty
    • 1628—1629, Iskandar Beg Munshi, عالم‌آرای عباسی [Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi]:
      به توره و آئین مقرر صوفیان دودمان صفویه بر تخت سلطنت و قالیچه ارشاد که میراث آباء و اجداد عظام جنت مقام است متمکن گردانیده شرف پای بوس دریافتند.
      be ture va â'yen-e moqarrar-e sufiyân-e dudmân-e safaviyye bar taxt-e saltanat va qâliče-ye eršâd ke mirâs-e âbâ' va ajdâd-e 'ezâm-e jannat-maqâm ast motammaken gardânide šaraf-e pây-bus dar-yâftand.
      In accordance with the established custom and practice of the Sufis of the Safavid house, they placed him on the throne of the sultanate, and they laid out the prayer rug of spiritual guidance, an heirloom from his great, heavenly-ranked ancestors, and were honored with kissing his feet.
      (from the Roger M. Savory translation)
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Descendants

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  • Urdu: دُودمان (dūdmān)

Urdu

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian دُودْمَان (dūdmān, dynasty; lineage).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دُودْمان (dūdmānm (Hindi spelling दूदमान)

  1. dynasty; family, house
  2. tribe; clan
  3. lineage, bloodline; ancestry, genealogy
  4. race; birth; stock
  5. (figuratively) fragrance, scent

Usage notes

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The term refers especially to direct descent, hence its broad meaning of dynasty, family, and clan, all of which pretain to common descent and lineage.

Derived terms

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References

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  • دودمان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.