دغد

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sogdian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *dúgdā. Akin to Persian دختر (doxtar, “girl, daughter”) and Persian دخت (doxt, “daughter, damsel”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [duɣð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɣd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɣd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɣd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪uɣd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪oɢd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uʁd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	duğd
Dari reading?	duğd
Iranian reading?	doğd
Tajik reading?	duġd

Noun

دغد • (doğd) (plural دغدها (doğd-hâ) or دغدان (doğdân))

1. bride

See also

• بیو (bayu)
• عروس ('arus)
• داماد (dâmâd)
• کابین (kâbin)
• جشن (jašn)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دغد”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press