همدم
Persian
Etymology
هم (ham, “same”) + دم (dam, “breath”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /hamdam/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /hamdam/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /hæmdæm/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /hamdam/
Noun
همدم • (hamdam) (plural همدمان (hamdamân) or همدمها (hamdam-hâ))
- companion; intimate friend
- Synonyms: دوست (dust), رفیق (rafiq), جلیس (jalis)
- late 1300s, Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, “Ghazal 470 (Sīne mālāmāl-e dard ast)”, in دیوان حافظ [Divān of Ḥāfeẓ]:
- سینه مالامال درد است ای دریغا مرهمی
دل ز تنهایی به جان آمد خدا را همدمی- sine mâlâmâl-e dard ast ey deriğâ marham-i
del ze tanhâyi be jân âmad xodâ râ hamdam-i - My heart is brimful with pain; alas, a remedy!
My heart is driven to extremities by loneliness; for God's sake, a companion!
- sine mâlâmâl-e dard ast ey deriğâ marham-i
Related terms
- همدمی (hamdami)