Xwedodah

X8W4E1D2O1D2A1H4

proper noun

A type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

OriginMiddle Persian [script needed] →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalZoroastrianismA type of consanguine marriage practiced before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

Origin

  1. Middle Persian[script needed]
  2. EnglishXwedodah

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

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APA

Xwedodah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xwedodah

MLA

“Xwedodah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xwedodah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xwedodah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xwedodah.

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