دامگاه
Persian
Etymology
From دام (dâm) + ـگاه (-gâh).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /daːm.ˈɡaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑːm.ɡɑːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɒːm.ɡɒːʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɔm.ɡɔʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dāmgāh |
| Dari reading? | dāmgāh |
| Iranian reading? | dâmgâh |
| Tajik reading? | domgoh |
Noun
دامگاه • (dâmgâh)
- place full of snares and nets; (poetic, figurative) the world; the treacherous world
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:
- تو را ز کنگرهٔ عرش میزنند صفیر
ندانمت که در این دامگه چه افتادست- to râ ze kongere-ye 'erš mi-zanand safir
na-dânam-at ke dar in dâmgah če oftâd ast - For you, they whistle from the heights of the Empyrean;
I do not know what has befallen you in this world of snares.
- to râ ze kongere-ye 'erš mi-zanand safir
Derived terms
- (poetic, for metrical purposes) دامگه (dâmgah)