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noun مادَر / mâdar
IPA: /mɒːdær/
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هر چند مادرش 3-4 بار اون شب زنگ زد بهش.
har čand mâdareš ____-____ bâr un šab zang zad beheš.
Although her mother called her 3-4 times that night,
همگی شروع به بحث کردند. عده ای گفتند:" ما قرار گذاشته بودیم که از مادر و نوزاد او مراقبت کنیم، و سر قولمان خواهیم ماند". اما دیگران گفتند که" اینها برایمان بدشانسی می اورند!"
hamegi šoru' be bahs kardand. ____ ____ goftand:" mâ qarâr gozâšte budim ke az mâdar va nuzâd-e u morâqebat konim، va sar-e qowlemân xâhyam mând". ammâ digarân goftand ke" inhâ barayemân badšânsi mi yâvorand!"
Everyone began to argue. "We said we would keep mother and child safe, and that's what we'll do," said some. "But they will bring us bad luck!" said others.
Wiktionary- mother, mama
- When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (bozorg) and کلان (kalân) are correct, but the former is more common in Iran.
- When referring to older family members, both بزرگ (buzurg) and کلان (kalān) are correct, but the latter is more common in Afghanistan.
- In many dialects, cases of word final ـا (-ā) may be shortened to ـه (-a).
- In many dialects, all family names ending in ـه (-a) may have an epenthetic ـی (-y) added, e.g. عمه (amma) -> عمی (ammay) (unrelated to ezafe).