داغون
Persian
Alternative forms
- داغین (dâğin), داغان (dâğân) (hypercorrection of داغون (dâğun))
Etymology
From Azerbaijani dağın (as in darmadağın (“completely scattered”)), from dağılmaq (“fall in, disintegrate, scatter”).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [dɒːˈɣu(ː)n]
Adjective
داغون • (dâğun) (comparative داغونتَر (dâğun-tar), superlative داغونتَرین (dâğun-tarin))
- (Iran, colloquial) wrecked, destroyed, broken
- Synonyms: (colloquial Dari) پاشخورده (pâš-xurda), ازهم پاشیده (az ham pâšide), فروپاشی شده (forupâši šode), تباه (tabâh)
Related terms
- درب و داغون (darb-o-dâğun)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “داغون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press