اعدام

See also: إعدام and أعدام

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِعْدَام (ʔiʕdām).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʔ.ˈdɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.d̪ɑ́ːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.d̪ɑ́ːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.d̪ɑ́ːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.d̪ɔ́ːm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.d̪ɒ́ːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.d̪ɔ́m]

Readings
Classical reading?	i'dām
Dari reading?	e'dām
Iranian reading?	e'dâm
Tajik reading?	eʾdom

Noun

اعدام • (e'dâm)

1. execution (killing)

   حکم اعدام ― hokm-e e'dâm ― death sentence

2. (archaic) annihilation; causing to not be

   Antonym: ایجاد (ijâd, “creation”)

Derived terms

• اِعدام کَردَن (e'dâm kardan)