Namaeh Farhangistan

Namaeh Farhangistan

On the Suffix ‘-kade’ in Khaqani’s Poetry

Document Type : Original Article

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Researcher of Persian language and literature
10.22034/nf.2026.572622.1508
Abstract
This paper deals with the attestations of the suffix -kade in Khaqani’s works (including poetry and prose). Firstly, it briefly discusses the attestations of the suffix -kade in the 10th and 11th CE Persian texts, and then, provides a list of the words containing -kade in Khaqani’s works. It is shown that totally 18 words with this suffix have occurred in Khaqani’s works, two of which have a considerable occurrence in the earlier texts from 10th and 11th CE. 8 out of the 16 reaming words have also attestations in earlier or contemporary works to Khaqani, but the remaining 8 words may have been invented by himself, namely: the words: khom-kade, daru-kade, rezvan-kade, salāmat-kade, esmat-kade, isā-kade, mehnat-kade, ne’mat-kade. It is notable that 6 out of the 10 words common among Khaqani and others have occurred in Sana’i’s poetry, 3 of which is unique to Sanai and Khaqani. This may be considered as another evidence of the stylistic influence of Sanai on Khaqani.

This paper deals with the attestations of the suffix -kade in Khaqani’s works (including poetry and prose). Firstly, it briefly discusses the attestations of the suffix -kade in the 10th and 11th CE Persian texts, and then, provides a list of the words containing -kade in Khaqani’s works. It is shown that totally 18 words with this suffix have occurred in Khaqani’s works, two of which have a considerable occurrence in the earlier texts from 10th and 11th CE. 8 out of the 16 reaming words have also attestations in earlier or contemporary works to Khaqani, but the remaining 8 words may have been invented by himself, namely: the words: khom-kade, daru-kade, rezvan-kade, salāmat-kade, esmat-kade, isā-kade, mehnat-kade, ne’mat-kade. It is notable that 6 out of the 10 words common among Khaqani and others have occurred in Sana’i’s poetry, 3 of which is unique to Sanai and Khaqani. This may be considered as another evidence of the stylistic influence of Sanai on Khaqani.
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  • Receive Date 29 December 2025
  • Revise Date 26 January 2026
  • Accept Date 01 February 2026