خداداد

Persian

Etymology

خدا (xodâ, “God”) +‎ داد (dâd, past stem of دادن (dâdan, “to give”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ðɑː.ðɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.d̪ɔː.d̪ɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.d̪ɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ.d̪ɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	xuḏāḏāḏ
Dari reading?	xudādād
Iranian reading?	xodâdâd
Tajik reading?	xudodod

Noun

Dari	خداداد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	худодод

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

1. gift from God
   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     حسد چه می‌بری ای سست نظم بر حافظ؟
     قبولِ خاطر و لطفِ سخن خدادادست

     hasad či mê-barî ay sust nazm bar hâfiz
     qabûl-i xâtir u lutf-i suxan xudâdâd ast

     How should you envy Hafez, o feeble poet?
     Acceptance of the heart and eloquence of speech are gifts from God.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)

Proper noun

Dari	خداداد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Худодод

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

1. a male given name, Khodadad or Khudadad