همدم

Persian

Etymology

‎ (ham, “same”) +‎ ‎ (dam, “breath”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hamdam/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hamdam/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hæmdæm/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /hamdam/

Noun

همدم • (hamdam) (plural همدمان‎ (hamdamân) or همدم‌ها‎ (hamdam-hâ))

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 deriğâ 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)

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