دمادم

Persian

Etymology

From دم (dam, “breath; moment”) +‎ ـا (-â-) +‎ دم (dam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.mɑː.ˈðam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mɑː.d̪ǽm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mɑː.d̪ǽm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mɑː.d̪ǽm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mɔː.d̪ǽm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.mɒː.d̪ǽm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mɔ.d̪ǽm]

Readings
Classical reading?	damāḏam
Dari reading?	damādam
Iranian reading?	damâdam
Tajik reading?	damodam

Adjective

دمادم • (damâdam)

1. incessant, at every moment

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دمادم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim