دایه

See also: داية‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dʾyk (dāyak, “nurse”). Akin to Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

دایه • (dâye)

nurse, foster-mother
midwife

Related terms

تایه‎ (tâye)
دایگی‎ (dâyegi)
دایگانی‎ (dâyegâni)

Descendants

→ Arabic: دَايَة‎ (dāya)
- Andalusian Arabic: داية‎ (dāya)[1]
- Gulf Arabic: داية‎ (dāya)

References

علی صیادانی، وام‌واژه‌های فارسی دیوان ابن هانی؛ شاعر شیعه اندلس, پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی تطبیقی، ص ۱۵۵

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دایه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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