همدم

Persian

Etymology

From (ham, “same”) +‎ (dam, “breath”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ham.ˈdam/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæm.d̪æm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.d̪äm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hamdam
Dari reading^?	hamdam
Iranian reading^?	hamdam
Tajik reading^?	hamdam

Noun

همدم • (hamdam) (plural همدمان, or همدم‌ها)

companion; intimate friend
Synonyms: دوست (dust), رفیق (rafiq), جلیس (jalis)
- late 1300s, Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, “Ghazal 470 (Sīne mālāmāl-e dard ast)”, in دیوان حافظ [Divān of Ḥāfeẓ]:
  سینه مالامال درد است ای دریغا مرهمی
  دل ز تنهایی به جان آمد خدا را همدمی
  sine mâlâmâl-e dard ast ey deriġâ marham-i
  del ze tanhâyi be jân âmad xodâ râ hamdam-i
  My heart is brimful with pain; alas, a remedy!
  My heart is driven to extremities by loneliness; for God's sake, a companion!

Related terms

همدمی (hamdami)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: həmdəm