پدرام

Persian

Etymology 1

An old compound. Akin to Sogdian 𐼾𐽂𐽀𐼰𐼺 (ptrʾm /⁠patrām⁠/, “calm, peace”).

• The first part is from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 (pʿn) / PWN (pad, “to, at, in, on”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *próti, *préti. Compare Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paⁱti), Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, to”).

• The second part is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (ramaⁱti), Sanskrit रमते (ramate).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pað.ˈɾɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɑ́ːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɔ́ːm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰed̪.ɹɒ́ːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäd̪.ɾɔ́m]

Readings
Classical reading?	paḏrām
Dari reading?	padrām
Iranian reading?	pedrâm
Tajik reading?	padrom

Adjective

پدرام • (pedrâm)

1. joyous
2. happy
3. nice
4. pleasant
   • 10th century, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     چنین داد پاسخ که من ساز جنگ
     به پیش آورم چون شود کار تنگ
     نمانم که کیخسرو از بخت خویش
     بود شاد و پدرام بر تخت خویش

     čênin dâd pâsux ki man sâz-î jang, ba pêš âvaram čôn šavad kâr tang, namânam ki kayxusrow az baxt-î xweš, bûd šâd u padrâm bar taxt-î xweš

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• خوش (xoš)
• خرم (xorram)
• شاد (šâd)
• نیک (nik)

Antonyms

• اندوه (anduh)
• سوگ (sug)
• سهم (sahm)
• افسوس (afsus)
• غم (ğam)

Proper noun

پدرام • (pedrâm)

1. a male given name, Pedram

Etymology 2

Alternative form of بدرام (badrâm).

Adjective

پدرام • (padrâm)

1. wild
2. undomesticated

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پدرام”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 366