دمساز
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]دم (dam, “breath”) + ساز (sâz, present stem of ساختن (sâxtan, “to make”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [dam.ˈsɑːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪æm.sɒ́ːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äm.sɔ́z]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | damsāz |
Dari reading? | damsāz |
Iranian reading? | damsâz |
Tajik reading? | damsoz |
Noun
[edit]دمساز • (damsâz)
- confidante; intimate
- 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?
- hamčō nay zahrē u tiryāqē ki dīd
Adjective
[edit]دمساز • (damsâz)