دایزه
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- دیزه (deyze)
Etymology[edit]
From دا (dâ, “mother”) + ـزه (ze, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little mother, little mom”.
This word is still used in Isfahan and other areas of Central Iran like Fars province and Yazd province.
Noun[edit]
دایزه • (dâyze)
- (archaic or dialectal) maternal aunt (mother’s sister)
- Synonym: خاله (xâle)
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دایزه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press