پدرام
Persian
Etymology 1
An old compound. Akin to Sogdian 𐼾𐽂𐽀𐼰𐼺 (ptrʾm /patrām/, “calm, peace”).
- The first part is from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 (pʿn) / PWN (pad, “to, at, in, on”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *próti, *préti. Compare Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paiti), Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, to”).
- The second part is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (ramaiti), Sanskrit रमते (ramate).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /pad.ˈɾaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰed̪.ɹɒ́ːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɔ́m]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | padrām |
| Dari reading? | padrām |
| Iranian reading? | pedrâm |
| Tajik reading? | padrom |
Adjective
پدرام • (pedrâm)
- joyous
- happy
- nice
- pleasant
- 10th century, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
- چنین داد پاسخ که من ساز جنگ
به پیش آورم چون شود کار تنگ
نمانم که کیخسرو از بخت خویش
بود شاد و پدرام بر تخت خویش- čênin dâd pâsux ki man sâz-î jang, ba pêš âvaram čôn šavad kâr tang, namânam ki kayxusrow az baxt-î xweš, bûd šâd u padrâm bar taxt-î xweš
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 10th century, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
Synonyms
Antonyms
Proper noun
پدرام • (pedrâm)
- a male given name, Pedram
Etymology 2
Alternative form of بدرام (badrâm).
Adjective
پدرام • (padrâm)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پدرام”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 366