دایزه
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