جددین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ywdt dyn' /⁠jud-dēn⁠/, literally “[those of] anti-religion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuð.ˈdiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊd̪.d̪íːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊd̪.d̪íːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊd̪.d̪íːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒud̪.d̪ín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒod̪.d̪íːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒud̪.d̪ín]

Readings
Classical reading?	juḏḏīn
Dari reading?	juddīn
Iranian reading?	joddin
Tajik reading?	juddin

Noun

جددین • (joddin)

1. (Zoroastrianism) infidel, non-Zoroastrian

   Synonym: دروند (dorvand)

   Antonym: بهدین (behdin)

   • 1599, Bahman-i Kay Kubād, قصه سنجان:

     بکرده دور سه فرسنگ جددین
     نمانده کس درو جز مرد بهدین

     bakarda dūr si farsang juddīn
     na-mānda kas dar ō juz mard-i bihdīn

     The infidels were driven out three leagues away,
     Nobody remained there except for men of the Good Faith.

     (Classical transliteration)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જુદ્દીન (juddīn)

See also

• کافر (kâfar, “non-Muslim”)