کدبانو

Persian

Alternative forms

کیوانو (kaywānū / keyvânu)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ktkb’nwk' /⁠kadag-bānūg⁠/). Also analysable in Modern Persian as (kade, “house”) +‎ (bânu, “lady”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kad.baː.ˈnuː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäd̪.bɑː.nuː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäd̪.bɑː.nuː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäd̪.bɔː.nu]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæd̪.bɒː.nuː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäd̪.bɔ.nu]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kadbānū
Dari reading^?	kadbānū
Iranian reading^?	kadbânu
Tajik reading^?	kadbonu

Noun

کدبانو • (kadbânu) (plural کدبانوان (kadbânovân), or کدبانوها)

(archaic) the lady of the house, mistress
a perfect housewife or homemaker

Synonyms

بی‌بی (bi-bi)
خاتون (xâtun)
خدیش (xadiš)

Descendants

→ Chagatai: کیوانی (kywāny /⁠käywānī⁠/)
- Uzbek: kayvoni
→ Kazakh: кейуана (keiuana)
→ Turkmen: keýwany

See also

کدخدا (kadxodâ)

Adjective

کدبانو • (kadbânu) (comparative کدبانوتَر, superlative کدبانوتَرین)

perfect in housewife duties
Antonym: شلخته (šelaxte, “slovenly, slut”)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کدبانو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.