Family
دایی
/ dâyi /
noun · maternal uncle
Meaning
معنی۱
In Persian narrative tradition, دایی relationships often carry strong protective and affectionate meaning. The classic Iranian novel "دایی جان ناپلئون" (My Uncle Napoleon) by Iraj Pezeshkzad turned the eccentric maternal uncle into one of the most beloved characters in 20th-century Persian literature.
In a sentence
مثالدایی من در شیراز زندگی میکند
dâyi-ye man dar shirâz zendegi mikonad
My maternal uncle lives in Shiraz
The company it keeps
همنشینهاYou rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.
دایی زاده
dâyi-zâde
maternal cousin
پسر دایی
pesar-dâyi
male maternal cousin
دختر دایی
dokhtar-dâyi
female maternal cousin
دایی جان
dâyi jân
dear uncle
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
داییdâyi
keeps company with ۵ words