ده

See also: دە‎ and دہ‎

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا‎ (ḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæ/

Determiner

ده • (da) m (f دي‎, pl دول‎)

1. this

   قريت الكتاب ده‎

   I read this book.

Pronoun

ده • (da) m (f دي‎, pl دول‎)

1. this

   ده كتاب

   This is a book

Gilaki

Numeral

ده (da)

1. ten

Mazanderani

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.

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

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

Descendants

• → 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]
  • (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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä]

Readings
Dari reading?	da

Preposition

ده • (da)

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

Sindhi

Numeral

ده (daha)

1. ten