دیم
See also: ديم
Baluchi
Noun
دیم • (dem)
- face
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáHiman, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂-men, from the root *dʰeyh₂- (“think, perceive, reflect”).
Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (daēman, “eye; sight, vision”), and Old Armenian դէմ (dēm), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /deːm/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /deːm/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /diːm/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /dem/
Noun
دیم • (dim)
- face, visage
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دیم”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Talysh
Etymology
Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫖 (dym /dēm/), Persian دیم (dīm), Baluchi دیم (dem), Gurani دیم (dīm, “face”), Central Kurdish دیو (dîw, “side, face, surface”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (daēman, “eye, look, sight”).
Noun
دیم (dim)
- face
Derived terms
- دیمادیم (dimâdim)