دایه

See also: داية

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian dʾyk (dāyak, “nurse”). Akin to Northern Kurdish dayik, dê, Central Kurdish دایک (dayk), Southern Kurdish داڵگ (dallg) and Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dɑː.ˈja]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.jǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.jǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔː.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒː.jé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔ.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dāya
Dari reading?	dāya
Iranian reading?	dâye
Tajik reading?	doya

Noun

دایه • (dâye)

1. nurse, foster-mother
2. midwife

Related terms

• تایه (tâye)
• دایگی (dâyegi)
• دایگانی (dâyegâni)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دَايَة (dāya)
  • Andalusian Arabic: داية (dāya)
  • Gulf Arabic: داية (dāya)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دایه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul