یکدیگر

Persian

Alternative forms

• یکدیگه (yekdige) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *óywos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háywas

Proto-Iranian *Háywah

Middle Persian ʾy

Middle Persian ʾywk'

Persian یک (yek)

Persian دیگر (digar)

Persian یکدیگر

From یک (yek, “one”) + دیگر (digar, “another”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /jak.diː.ˈɡar/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäk.d̪iː.ɡäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäk.d̪iː.ɡäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jäk.d̪iː.ɡäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jäk.d̪i.ɡäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jekʰʲ.d̪iː.ɡʲæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jäk.d̪i.ɡäɾ]

• Rhymes: -ar

Readings
Classical reading?	yak-dīgar
Dari reading?	yak-dīgar
Iranian reading?	yek-digar
Tajik reading?	yak-digar

Pronoun

یکدیگر • (yekdigar)

1. each other, one another

   Synonym: همدیگر (hamdigar)