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

• (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): /ɑːd͡ʒa(j)/

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”)