ده

See also: دہ, دە, دٔہ, and دٕہ

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• دا (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/, [dæ(h)]

Determiner

ده • (da) m (feminine دي (di), plural دول (dōl))

1. (demonstrative) this, that

   قريت الكتاب ده ― ʔarēt il-kitāb da ― I read this book

Pronoun

ده • (da) m (feminine دي (di), plural دول (dōl))

1. (demonstrative) this, that

   ده كتاب ― da ktāb ― This is a book

Suffix

ـده • (-da) m (feminine ـدي (-di))

1. Suffixes sometimes attached after singular definite nouns that mean time-periods or units of time to mean the current, or the upcoming time period or unit; with respect to gender: this, to-

   ‎النهار (in-nahār, “daytime”) + ‎ـدا → ‎النهارده (in-naharda, “today”)

   ‎السنة (is-sana, “the year”) + ‎ـدي → ‎السنادي (is-sanādi, “this year”)

Gilaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

ده (da)

1. ten

Mazanderani

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

ده (da)

1. ten

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐫅𐫍 (dh), [Book Pahlavi needed] (ASLYA /⁠dah⁠/), from Old Persian *daθa, from Proto-Iranian *dáca, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

Persian numbers ^(edit)

		100[a], [b]
←  1	←  9	۱۰ 10	11  →	20  →
		1
Cardinal: ده (dah)     Ordinal: دهم (dahom)

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dah]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äʱ]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dah
Dari reading?	dah
Iranian reading?	dah
Tajik reading?	dah

Numeral

Dari	ده
Iranian Persian
Tajik	даҳ

ده • (dah) (Persian numeral ۱۰)

1. ten

Related terms

• ده هزار (dah hezâr)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (MTA /⁠deh⁠/, “village”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 (d-h-y-a-u /⁠dahạyau⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *dáhyuš (“Village”). Compare Old Armenian դեհ (deh), an Iranian borrowing.

Alternative forms

• دیه (dih)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dih]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dih
Dari reading?	deh
Iranian reading?	deh
Tajik reading?	deh

Noun

Dari	ده
Iranian Persian
Tajik	деҳ

ده • (deh) (plural ده‌ها (deh-hâ) or دهات (dehât))

1. village

   Synonyms: روستا (rustâ), قریه (qarye, qariye)

Derived terms

• دهات (dehât, “countryside”)
• دهخدا (deh-xodâ, “sheriff, village leader”)
• دهقان (dehqân, “farmer, landlord”)
• دهچه (dehče, “peasant”)
• دهک (dehak, “hamlet”)
• دهکده (deh-kade, “small village”)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: દિહ (dih)
• → Middle Armenian: դիհ (dih)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dih]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪], [t̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪̥]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eʱ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eʱ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dih
Dari reading?	deh
Iranian reading?	deh
Tajik reading?	dih

Verb

ده • (deh)

Dari	ده
Iranian Persian
Tajik	диҳ

1. present stem of دادن (dâdan, “to give”)

Etymology 4

See در (dar)

Pronunciation

• (colloquial Dari)
   

• • (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä]

• • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä]

Readings
Dari reading?	da

Preposition

ده • (da)

1. (Kabuli, Hazaragi) Colloquial spelling of در (dar, “in, at, within, among”)

Sindhi

Numeral

ده • (daha)

1. ten