دیهیم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭩𐭣𐭩𐭬𐭩 (dīyēm, dīdēm, “diadem”) from Parthian 𐭃𐭉𐭃𐭉𐭌 (dīδēm, dīdēm, “half-crown, flower-crown”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daj.hiːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äj.hiːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äj.hiːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.jiːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.jim]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ejhiːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äj.him]

Readings
Classical reading?	dayhīm
Dari reading?	dayhīm
Iranian reading?	deyhim
Tajik reading?	dayhim

Noun

Dari	دیهیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дайҳим

دیهیم • (dayhīm) (plural دیهیم‌ها (dayhīm-hâ))

1. (archaic) diadem
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     که بوُد آنْکه دَیْهیم بَر سَر نِهاد
     نَدارَد کَس آن روزگاران بِیاد

     kē būd ān-kē dayhīm bar sar nihād
     nadārad kas ān rōzgārān bi-yād

     who was he wore the diadem?!
     No one remembers those days (No one remembers the epoch of the olden kings).

Related terms

• نیم‌تاج (nim-tâj), تاج (tâj), کلاه (kolâh), افسر (afsar)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دیهیم”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press