نامزد

Persian

Alternative forms

• نومزاد (numzâd) (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan)

Etymology

From نام (nâm) +‎ زد (zad).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naːm.ˈzad/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.zád̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.zád̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.zád̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːm.zád̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːm.zǽd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔm.zád̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāmzad
Dari reading?	nāmzad
Iranian reading?	nâmzad
Tajik reading?	nomzad

Noun

Dari	نامزد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	номзад

نامزد • (nāmzad / nâmzad) (plural نامزدها (nāmzad-hā / nâmzad-hâ), Tajik spelling номзад)

1. candidate
2. fiancé, fiancée
3. nominee

Derived terms

• نامزدی (nâmzadi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: namizəd
• → Gujarati: નામજદ (nāmjad)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نامزد (namzed)
  • Turkish: namzet
  • Northern Kurdish: namzet
• → Tatar: namzät