جاودانه

Persian

Etymology

From جاود (jâved) +‎ ـانه (-âne).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.wi.ðɑː.ˈna]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.wɪ.d̪ɑː.nǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.wɪ.d̪ɑː.nǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.wɪ.d̪ɑː.nǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.wi.d̪ɔː.nǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.ve.d̪ɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.vi.d̪ɔ.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jāwiḏāna
Dari reading?	jāwidāna
Iranian reading?	jâvedâne
Tajik reading?	jovidona

Adverb

جاودانه • (jâvedâne)

1. eternally, forever
   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Zahhāk”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     چنین داد پاسخ فریدون که تخت
     نماند به کس جاودانه نه بخت
     منم پور آن نیک‌بخت آبتین
     که بگرفت ضحاک ز ایران زمین
     بکشتش به زاری و من کینه جوی
     نهادم سوی تخت ضحاک روی

     čunīn dād pāsux firēdūn ki taxt
     na-mānad ba kas jawidāna na baxt
     man-am pūr-i ān nēk-baxt ābtīn
     ki bigirift zahhāk zi ērān zamīn
     bikušt-aš ba zārī u man kīna jōy
     nihādam sōy-i taxt-i zahhāk rōy

     Firēdūn answered thus: "Neither the throne
     Nor fortune will remain forever to anyone.
     I am the son of that good-fortuned Ābtīn,
     Who Zahhāk seized from the land of Iran
     And killed in torment. In the pursuit of vengeance, I
     Have set my face upon the throne of Zahhāk."

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “جاودانه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “جاودانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press