دمساز

Persian

Etymology

(dam, “breath”) +‎ (sâz, present stem of (sâxtan, “to make”)).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dam.ˈsaːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɑ́ːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɑ́ːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɔ́ːz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æm.sɒ́ːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äm.sɔ́z]

Readings
Classical reading^?	damsāz
Dari reading^?	damsāz
Iranian reading^?	damsâz
Tajik reading^?	damsoz

Noun

دمساز • (damsâz)

confidante; intimate
Synonyms: همدم (hamdam), صمیمی (samimi), همراز (hamrâz)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 12:
  همچو نی زهری و تریاقی که دید
  همچو نی دمساز و مشتاقی که دید
  hamčō nay zahrē u tiryāqē ki dīd
  hamčō nay damsāz u muštāqē ki dīd
  Who ever saw a poison and antidote like the reed?
  Who ever saw a sympathiser and a longing lover like the reed?
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Adjective

دمساز • (damsâz)

reconcilable; compatible; in harmony
Synonyms: سازگار (sâzgâr), موافق (movâfeq)