hamsayeh

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Definitions

  • n. Neighbor.

Example Sentences

  • "We are standing up for policies that reflect our Persian and Jewish values –– of being a good hamsayeh or neighbors to our Black neighbors who are unjustly targeted by our justice system." (source)

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Etymology

  • ham 'shared' + sayeh 'shade' (lit. shared shade)

      • Who Uses This

      • Persian: Jews with recent ancestry in Iran

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      hamsaye

Notes

  • The word "ham" is used together with a lot of words in Persian. A travel buddy is a ham-safar ("shared travel"), a co-worker is a ham-kār ("shared work"), an intimate companion is ham-nafas or "ham-dam" ("shared breath"), and perhaps most beautiful, a spouse is ham-sar ("shared head"). And so on.

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