داية

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian دایه (dâye, nurse, midwife).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daː.ja/

Noun

دَايَة • (dāya) f (plural دَايَات (dāyāt))

  1. midwife, wet nurse

Declension

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَايَة (dāya), from Persian دایه (dâye, nurse, midwife). Cognate with Armenian դայակ (dayak, nanny, nurse, midwife).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːjə/

Noun

داية • (dāya) f (dual دايتين (dāytēn), plural دايات, dāyāt)

  1. (historical) midwife
    امها حامل بتوم، الله يعين الداية!
    Her mother is pregnant with a twin, God help the midwife!
  2. (historical) a person hired to suckle a child (before bottled/powedered milk); a wet nurse
    امه ماتت بعد ولادته فعطوه حق الداية ترضعه
    His mother died after his birth so they handed him to the wet nurse to suckle him.
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