خداداد

Persian

Etymology

(xodâ, “God”) +‎ (dâd, past stem of (dâdan, “to give”)).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ðɑː.ðɑːð]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.d̪ɑːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.d̪ɔː.d̪ɔːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.d̪ɒːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ.d̪ɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xuḏāḏāḏ
Dari reading^?	xudādād
Iranian reading^?	xodâdâd
Tajik reading^?	xudodod

Noun


Iranian Persian	خداداد
Dari	خداداد
Tajik	худодод

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

gift from God
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
  حسد چه می‌بری ای سست نظم بر حافظ؟
  قبولِ خاطر و لطفِ سخن خدادادست
  hasad či mê-barî ay sust nazm bar hâfiz
  qabûl-i xâtir u lutf-i suxan xudâdâd ast
  How should you envy Hafez, o feeble poet?
  Acceptance of the heart and eloquence of speech are gifts from God.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	خداداد
Dari	خداداد
Tajik	Худодод

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

a male given name, Khodadad or Khudadad

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