دامن

Baluchi

Noun

دامن • (dáman)

  1. skirt

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دامن (dâman, skirt).

Noun

دامن • (daman)

  1. skirt, the part of a dress or robe that hangs below the waist
    Synonyms: اتك (etek), ذیل (zeyl)
  2. outskirts, suburb, the area surrounding a city or town
  3. (nautical) the lower part, bunt or clew of a sail
  4. (calligraphy) the tail of a letter of the alphabet

Derived terms

  • دامنبوسی (damanbusi, the act of kissing another's skirt)
  • دامنی (damani, skirtful)

Descendants

  • Turkish: daman

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.män]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.män]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪ɔː.män]

Readings
Classical reading? dāman
Dari reading? dāman
Iranian reading? dâman
Tajik reading? doman
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Noun

دامن • (dâman)

  1. skirt
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