دمساز

Persian

Etymology

دم (dam, “breath”) +‎ ساز (sâz, present stem of ساختن (sâxtan, “to make”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dam.ˈsɑːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɑ́ːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɑ́ːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɑ́ːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɔ́ːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æm.sɒ́ːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɔ́z]

Readings
Classical reading?	damsāz
Dari reading?	damsāz
Iranian reading?	damsâz
Tajik reading?	damsoz

Noun

دمساز • (damsâz)

1. confidante; intimate

   Synonyms: همدم (hamdam), صمیمی (samimi), همراز (hamrâz)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 12:

     همچو نی زهری و تریاقی که دید
     همچو نی دمساز و مشتاقی که دید

     hamčō nay zahrē u tiryāqē ki dīd
     hamčō nay damsāz u muštāqē ki dīd

     Who ever saw a poison and antidote like the reed?
     Who ever saw a sympathiser and a longing lover like the reed?

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Adjective

دمساز • (damsâz)

1. reconcilable; compatible; in harmony

   Synonyms: سازگار (sâzgâr), موافق (movâfeq)