همدم
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom هم (ham, “same”) + دم (dam, “breath”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ham.dam]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæm.d̪æm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häm.d̪äm]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hamdam |
Dari reading? | hamdam |
Iranian reading? | hamdam |
Tajik reading? | hamdam |
Noun
editهمدم • (hamdam) (plural همدمان (hamdamân) or همدمها (hamdam-hâ))
- companion; intimate friend
- late 1300s, Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, “Ghazal 470 (Sīne mālāmāl-e dard ast)”, in دیوان حافظ:
Related terms
edit- همدمی (hamdami)