همدم

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ham.dam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.d̪äm]

• (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 (hamdamân) or همدم‌ها (hamdam-hâ))

1. 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)