دایه

See also: داية

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dʾyk (dāyak, “nurse”). Akin to Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.jä]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒː.je]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔ.jä]

Readings
Classical reading?	dāya
Dari reading?	dāya
Iranian reading?	dâye
Tajik reading?	doya

Noun

دایه • (dâye)

1. nurse, foster-mother
2. midwife

Related terms

• تایه (tâye)
• دایگی (dâyegi)
• دایگانی (dâyegâni)

Descendants

• → Arabic: دَايَة (dāya)
  • Andalusian Arabic: داية (dāya)
  • Gulf Arabic: داية (dāya)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دایه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul