دیهیم

دیهیم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭩𐭣𐭩𐭬𐭩‎ (dīyēm, dīdēm, “diadem”) from Parthian 𐭃𐭉𐭃𐭉𐭌‎ (dīδēm, dīdēm, “half-crown, flower-crown”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma).

Noun

دیهیم • (deyhim) (plural دیهیم‌ها‎ (deyhim-hâ))

1. (archaic) diadem
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     ‏که بود آنکه دیهیم بر سر نِهاد / ندارد کس آن روزگاران بِیاد‎

     ke bud ân ke deyhim bar sar nehâd / nadârad kas ân ruzgâran be yâd

     who was he wore the diadem?! / No one remembers those days (No one remembers the epoch of the olden kings).

Related terms

• نیم‌تاج‎ (nimtâj), تاج‎ (tâj), کلاه‎ (kolâh), افسر‎ (afsar)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دیهیم”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press