داغون
Persian
Alternative forms
- داغین (dâġin), داغان (dâġân) (hypercorrection of داغون (dâġun))
Etymology
Borrowed from Azerbaijani dağın (as in darmadağın (“completely scattered”)), from dağılmaq (“fall in, disintegrate, scatter”).
Pronunciation
- (Iran) IPA(key): [dɒːˈɣu(ː)n]
Adjective
داغون • (dâġun) (comparative داغونتَر, superlative داغونتَرین)
- (Iran, colloquial) wrecked, destroyed, broken
- Synonyms: (colloquial Dari) پاشخورده (pâš-xurda), ازهم پاشیده (az ham pâšide), فروپاشی شده (forupâši šode), تباه (tabâh)
Related terms
- درب و داغون (darb-o-dâġun)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “داغون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press