Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xwedodah

Q: Where does xwedodah come from?

Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (hwytw(k)ds /xwēdōdah/), not attested in Classical Persian. Compare Iranian Persian خویدودِه (xidude), a learned borrowing.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xwe-do-dah
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A type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (hwytw(k)ds /⁠xwēdōdah⁠⁠/), not attested in Classical Persian. Compare Iranian Persian خویدودِه (xidude), a learned borrowing.

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What does xwedodah mean?: A type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.
Where does xwedodah come from?: Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (hwytw(k)ds /⁠xwēdōdah⁠⁠/), not attested in Classical Persian. Compare Iranian Persian خویدودِه (xidude), a learned borrowing.

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