آجه

Persian

Etymology

From a Turkic language. Compare Kazakh әже (äje, “grandmother”), Chagatai ⁧اچه⁩ (äçä, “mother, old woman”), Turkmen eje (“mother, aunt, elder sister”).

Pronunciation

Noun

⁧آجه⁩ • (âja)

  1. (chiefly Hazaragi) grandmother, grandma
    Synonyms: ⁧بی‌بی⁩ (bîbî (Dari)), ⁧مادربزرگ⁩ (mâdar bozorg (Iran))

See also
  • ⁧اتا⁩ (ata, “father”)
  • ⁧آبه⁩ (âba, “mother”)
  • ⁧ارنه⁩ (izna, “brother-in-law”)
  • ⁧تغایی⁩ (tağâyî, “maternal uncle”)
  • ⁧آجه⁩ (âja, “grandmother”)
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