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Xwedodah

Xwedodah proper noun: a type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

Proper noun

Xwedodah

  1. (historical) A type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

Origin of Xwedodah

Borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (hwytw(k)ds /⁠xwēdōdah⁠⁠/), not attested in Classical Persian. Compare Iranian Persian خویدودِه (xidude), a learned borrowing.

Questions about Xwedodah

What does Xwedodah mean?
Xwedodah means a type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.
What part of speech is Xwedodah?
Xwedodah is a proper noun.

Words near Xwedodah in the dictionary

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