دلدوز

Persian

Etymology

From دل (del, “heart”) +‎ دوز (duz, present stem of دوختن (duxtan, “to sew”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dil.ˈdoːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl̪.d̪óːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl̪.d̪óːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl̪.d̪óːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪il̪.d̪ʊ́ːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪el̪.d̪úːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪il̪.d̪ɵ́z]

Readings
Classical reading?	dildōz
Dari reading?	dildōz
Iranian reading?	delduz
Tajik reading?	dildüz

Adjective

دلدوز • (delduz)

1. (obsolete) heartsick, heartsore, heartbroken

   Synonyms: دلخراش (delxarâš), دلریش (delriš), دلخسته (delxaste)

Further reading

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