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داماد

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Noun

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داماد (dâmâd) (definite accusative دامادؽ, plural دامادلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of dâmâd (bridegroom, son-in-law)

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾmʾt' /⁠dāmād⁠/), from Old Persian *𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼 (*d-a-m-a-t-r /⁠dāmātar-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (to marry).

Cognate with Northern Kurdish zava, Pashto زوم (zum), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zāmātar), Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? dāmāḏ
Dari reading? dāmād
Iranian reading? dâmâd
Tajik reading? domod
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Noun

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Dari داماد
Iranian Persian
Tajik домод

داماد (dâmâd) (plural دامادها (dâmâd-hâ))

  1. bridegroom
  2. son-in-law
    • c. 1000, Ferdowsi, “پادشاهی لهراسپ [King Lohrâsp]”, in شاهنامه [Shahnameh]:
      یکی منظری پیش ایوان خویش، برآورده چون تخت رخشان خویش، به میدان شدندی دو داماد اوی، بیاراستندی دل شاد اوی.
      yeki manzari piš-e ivân-e xiš, bar-âvarde čon taxt-e roxšân-e xiš, be meydân šodandi do dâmâd-e uy, bey-ârâstandi del-e šâd-e uy.
      He erected a portico before his own palace, resembling his own shining throne; his two sons-in-law made their way to the square, and delighted his gladdened heart.
  3. (obsolete) father-in-law
    Synonym: پدرزن (pedar-zan)
  4. (obsolete) ruler's brother-in-law
    Synonym: برادرزن (barâdar-zan)
  5. (obsolete) wooer, lover

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