dóodu grandfather; father's father; forefather

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form دودوۡ
Phonetic Form dóodo
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): dóoda, (Voc): dóod
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form *dādda- 'father or other elderly relative' (T: 6261)
Variant Form(s) dúudu (Biori)
    • grandfather; father's father; forefather
      • Example 227:
        míi nóo aaxuunseéd, míi báabii nóo ba gulseéd malák, míi dóodii nóo ba ɣolaamseéd malák.
        míi
        1sg.gen
        náau
        name
        aaxuunseéd
        <person>
        míi
        1sg.gen
        báabu
        father
        -ii
        -gen
        náau
        name
        ba
        top
        gulseéd
        <person>
        malák
        leader
        míi
        1sg.gen
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        -ii
        -gen
        náau
        name
        ba
        top
        ɣolaamseéd
        <person>
        malák
        leader
        My name is Akhund Sayd, my father's name Gul Sayd Malak, and my grandfather's name [in his turn] was Ghulam Sayd Malak.
        Source: A:ASH019
      • Example 398:
        dóodu ayaanmír bhraáš se íṇc̣a kéeči gúum hínu.
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        ayaanmír
        <person>
        bhraáš
        slowly
        se
        REM
        iṇc̣
        bear
        -a
        -obl
        kéeči
        near
        gúum
        go.pfv.MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Grandfather Ayan Mir went slowly close to the bear.
        Source: A:AYA037
      • Example 605:
        asíi dóodu c̣hoók kaṭurá díi dúu sóo kaalá muṣṭú yhóolu hínu.
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        c̣hoók
        <person>
        kaṭúr
        <dynasty>
        -a
        -obl
        díi
        from
        du
        two
        sáu
        hundred
        kaál
        year
        -a
        -pl
        muṣṭú
        before
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Our forefather Choke came here two hundred years prior to the Katoor [ruling dynasty in Chitral].
        Source: A:ASH047

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