دغدغه

See also: دغدغة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دَغْدَغَة (daḡdaḡa), verbal noun of دَغْدَغَ (daḡdaḡa).

Noun

دغدغه • (dağdağa)

  1. irritation
  2. provocation; stimulus
  3. turmoil, confusion; trouble

Descendants

  • Turkish: dağdağa

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دغدغه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 574
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dağdağa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دغدغه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 906
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَغْدَغَة (daḡdaḡa, twinge, titillation).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ˈɣä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ˈɣä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪äɣ.d̪ä.ˈɣä]

Readings
Classical reading? daġdaġa
Dari reading? daġdaġa
Iranian reading? daġdaġe
Tajik reading? daġdaġa

Noun

دغدغه • (daġdaġe) (plural دغدغه‌ها (daġdaġe-hâ))

  1. worry, angst
  2. anxiety

Descendants