داغون

Persian

Alternative forms

• داغین (dâğin), داغان (dâğân) (hypercorrection of داغون (dâğun))

Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani dağın (as in darmadağın (“completely scattered”)), from dağılmaq (“fall in, disintegrate, scatter”).

Pronunciation

• (Iran) IPA^(key): [dɒːˈɣu(ː)n]

Adjective

داغون • (dâğun) (comparative داغون‌تَر (dâğun-tar), superlative داغون‌تَرین (dâğun-tarin))

1. (Iran, colloquial) wrecked, destroyed, broken

   Synonyms: (colloquial Dari) پاشخورده (pâš-xurda), ازهم پاشیده (az ham pâšide), فروپاشی شده (forupâši šode), تباه (tabâh)

Related terms

• درب و داغون (darb-o-dâğun)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “داغون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press