دایزه

Persian

Alternative forms

• دیزه (deyze)

Etymology

From دا (dâ, “mother”) ‎ ـزه (ze, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little mother, little mom”.

This word is still used in Isfahan and other areas of Central Iran like Fars province and Yazd province.

Noun

دایزه • (dâyeze)

1. (archaic or dialectal) maternal aunt (mother’s sister)

   Synonym: خاله (xâle)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: تیزه (teyze)
  • Turkish: teyze
  • → Albanian: teze

References

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