داداش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani qardaş, Turkish dadaş (eastern dialectal), Turkish kardeş, Gagauz kardaş. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dɑː.ˈðɑːʃ]

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.d̪ɑ́ːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.d̪ɑ́ːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔː.d̪ɔ́ːʃ]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	dāḏāš
Dari reading?	dādāš
Iranian reading?	dâdâš
Tajik reading?	dodoš

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Noun

داداش • (dâdâš) (plural داداش‌ها (dâdâš-hâ))

1. (very informal) brother
2. (very informal, in the vocative) dude, bro. Used to address a young male friend

Synonyms

• (brother): برادر (barâdar)
• (brother): بیادر (biyâdar) (Dari)

Derived terms

• داداش‌پور (dâdâš-pur)
• داداشی (dâdâši)
• زن‌داداش (zan-dâdâš)