دیباچه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِيبَاجَة (dībāja), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dypʾk' /⁠dēbāg⁠/, brocade).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪eː.bɑː.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪eː.bɑː.t͡ʃʰä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪eː.bɔː.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading? dēbāča
Dari reading? dēbāča
Iranian reading? dibâče
Tajik reading? deboča

Noun

دیباچه • (dēbāča / dibâče) (Tajik spelling дебоча)

  1. preface, introduction
    Synonym: مقدمه (muqaddama / moġaddame)

Descendants

  • Chagatai: دیباچه (dybāčh /⁠dēbāčä⁠/)
  • Gujarati: દીબાચો (dībāco), દીબાચેહ (dībāceh)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: दीबाचा (dībācā)
    Urdu: دِیباچَہ (dībāca)