خداداد

Persian

Etymology

‎ (xodâ, “God”) +‎ ‎ (dâd, past stem of ‎ (dâdan, “to give”)).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊdɑːdɑːd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xodɒːdɒːd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xudɔdɔd/

Noun

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

gift from God
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
  ‏حسد چه می‌بری ای سست نظم بر حافظ؟
  قبولِ خاطر و لطفِ سخن خدادادست‎
  hasad či mê-barî ay sust nazm bar hâfiz
  qabûl-i xâtir u lutf-i suxan xudâdâd ast
  How should you envy Hafez, o feeble poet?
  Acceptance of the heart and eloquence of speech are gifts from God.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)

Proper noun

خُداداد • (xodâdâd)

a male given name

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