Namaeh Farhangistan

Namaeh Farhangistan

On the Suffix -kadeh’ in Khāqāni’s Poetry

Document Type : Original Article

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Researcher of Persian language and literature, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/nf.2026.572622.1508
Abstract
This paper deals with the attestations of the suffix–kadeh in Khāqāni’s works (including poetry and prose). Firstly, it briefly discusses the attestations of the suffix -kadeh in the 10th and 11th CE Persian texts, and then, provides a list of the words containing -kadeh in Khāqāni’s works. It is shown that 18 words with this suffix have occurred in Khāqāni’s works, two of which have a considerable occurrence in the earlier texts from 10th and 11th CE. 8 out of the remaining 16 words have also attestations in earlier or contemporary works to Khāqāni, but the remaining 8 words may have been coined by himself, namely: the words: daru-kadeh, esmat-kadeh, isā-kadeh, khom-kadeh, mehnat-kadeh, ne’mat-kadeh, rezvan-kadeh, salāmat-kadeh. It is notable that 6 out of the 10 words common among Khāqāni and others have occurred in Sanā’i’s poetry, 3 of which are unique to Sanā’i and Khāqāni. This may be considered as another evidence of the stylistic influence of Sanā’i on Khāqāni.
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Volume 25, Issue 5 - Serial Number 105
Nameh Farhangestan (Khaghani Studies)
November and December 2026
Pages 137-156

  • Receive Date 29 December 2025
  • Revise Date 26 January 2026
  • Accept Date 01 February 2026