دایزه
Persian
Alternative forms
- دیزه (deyze)
Etymology
From دا (dâ, “mother”) + ـزه (ze, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little mother, little mom”.
Or دا (dâ, “mother”) + ـزه (ze, “born”), then the second part is from زاییدن (zâyidan, “to born, to beget”). Compare typologically دایی (dâyi, “maternal uncle”).
This word is still used in Isfahan and other areas of Central Iran like Fars province and Yazd province.
Noun
دایزه • (dâyeze)
- (archaic or dialectal) maternal aunt (mother’s sister)
- Synonym: خاله (xâle)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دایزه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press