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Classical Persian Persian ( ), also known by its endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoke ...

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Dari Dari (; endonym: ), Dari Persian (, , or , ), or Eastern Persian is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan government's official term for the Persian language;Lazard, G.Darī – The New Persian ...

and

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

: (''zada''); ) also spelled zadah, is a Persian-language suffix used as part of titles or nicknames for members of

royalty Royalty may refer to: * the mystique/prestige bestowed upon monarchs ** one or more monarchs, such as kings, queens, emperors, empresses, princes, princesses, etc. *** royal family, the immediate family of a king or queen-regnant, and sometimes h ...

, for example: Beg-''zada'', Beg-''zade'', or the variant Beg-''zadi''. It is also used to form surnames, where it is a phonetically local variant of the Iranian zadeh (meaning "descendant of") - the last name -zada is especially common in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. Some prominent Afghans with the suffix as a last name include:

Siyar Bahadurzada Siyar Bahadurzada (; born 17 April 1984) is a retired Afghan-born Dutch mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, making him the first Afghan to compete in the promotion. He currently w ...

, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Khushnood Nabizada, Raheem Ghamzada and

Hibatullah Akhundzada Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada (born 19 October 1967), also spelled Haibatullah Akhunzada, is an Afghan cleric who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime. He has led the Taliban since 2016, and ...

. Sometimes the suffix may appear as an individual last name due to the lack of standardized

romanization In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Latin script, Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and tra ...

from Dari and Pashto, for example '' Ramazan Juma Zada''. It has also been used in Pakistan and northern India including as other names, prominent examples being

Usman Peerzada Usman Peerzada () is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He has acted in many Punjabi and Urdu films and serials, including ''Beyond the Last Mountain'' and '' Kahi Un Kahi''. He is best known for portrayal of Prince Sal ...

Shahzeb Khanzada Shahzeb Khanzada (; born 20 September 1986) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and news anchor, currently hosting a current affairs television program () on Geo News. Personal life Shahzeb was born on 20 September 1986, in Karachi ...

, Sahibzada Iskandar Ali Mirza and

Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad (born Malikzada Manzuur Ahmad; 17 October 1929 22 April 2016) was an Indian Urdu poet, composer, compere, educationist and humorist. Primarily known for compering mushairas in India and abroad and contributing to Urdu ...

Titles built with ''-zada''

Beg

Begzada Begzada (Kurdish), Beyzade ( Turkish), and Begzadići (Slavic), Beizadea (Romanian), Begzadi (female) "Bəyzadə" (Azerbaijani) are titles given within the Ottoman Empire to provisional governors and military generals who are descendants of noble ...

(Begzade) is a part of Beg, son of Beg. *Begzadi is a part of Beg, daughter of Beg also Beg female use

Begum Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is an honorific title from Central Asia, Central and South Asia, often used by leading women in society, including Royal family, royals, aristocrats, first lady, first ladies and prime ...

, wife of

Baig Bey, also spelled as Baig, Bayg, Beigh, Beig, Bek, Baeg, Begh, or Beg, is a Turkic title for a chieftain, and a royal, aristocratic title traditionally applied to people with special lineages to the leaders or rulers of variously sized areas i ...

Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

*Shahzada (Shahzade or Shehzade) is a part of Shah, son of Shah. *Shahzadi (Shehzadi) is a part of Shah, daughter of Shah.

Sahib Sahib or Saheb () is a term of address originating from Arabic (). As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Crimean Tatar, Urdu, Hi ...

*Sahibzada is a part of Shahib or further male descendant; compare Shahzada.

Khan Khan may refer to: * Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name * Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by various ethnicities Art and entertainment * Khan (band), an English progressiv ...

Khanzada The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh are a cluster community of Muslim Rajputs found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. A notable community is the Khanzadas of Mewat, the descendants of Raja Nahar Khan, who are a sub-clan of Jada ...

(Khanzade) is a part of Khan, son of Khan. *Khanzadi is a part of Khan, daughter of Khan also Khan female use

Khanum Khanum, Hanum, Hanım, Hanem, Khanom, or Khanoum (Uzbek language, Uzbek: Xonim/Хоним, , Mongolian language, Mongolian: Ханым, , , , , , , ) is a female royal family, royal and aristocracy, aristocratic title that was originally derived t ...

, wife of Khan.

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

*Nawabzada is a part of Nawab, son of Nawab.

Surnames built with ''-zada''

* Alizada * Husaynzada * Qulizada * Wazirzada Kabirzada Baigzada Lal baig zada

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