Zada (
Classical Persian
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), 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 spoken and u ...
: ; fa, زاده, translit=zâde; tg, зода, translit=zoda) also romanized as zadah, zade,
zadeh, zadi, is a
Persian suffix used as part of titles or nickname for members of royalty, for example: Beg-''zada'', Beg-''zade'', or Beg-''zadi''. It is also used to form surnames.
Titles built with ''-zada''
Beg
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Begzada
Begzade (Kurdish language, Kurdish), Beyzade (Turkic), and Begzadići (Slavic), Beizadea (Romanian), Begzadi (female) are titles given within the Ottoman Empire to provisional governors and military generals who are descendants of noble households ...
(Begzade) is a part of Beg, son of Beg.
*Begzadi is a part of Beg, daughter of Beg also Beg female use
Begum, wife of
Baig
Baig, also commonly spelled Bayg, Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh ( Persian: بیگ, ''Beig'', Turkish: '' Bey''), was a Turkic title which is today used as a name to identify lineage. It means ''Chief'' or ''Commander'' and is an honorific tit ...
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Shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
*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 an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran. The title is still applied to the caliph by Sunni Muslims.
As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several langua ...
*Sahibzada is a part of Shahib or further male descendant; compare Shahzada.
Khan
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*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 ...
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Khanzada (Khanzade) is a part of Khan, son of Khan.
*Khanzadi is a part of Khan, daughter of Khan also Khan female use
Khanum, wife of Khan.
Nawab
Nawab (Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب;
bn, নবাব/নওয়াব;
hi, नवाब;
Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ;
Persian,
Punjabi ,
Sindhi,
Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...
*Nawabzada is a part of Nawab, son of Nawab.
Surnames built with ''-zada''
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Alizada
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Husaynzada
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Qulizada
See also
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Zadeh
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Mirza
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Pathan
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Family name affixes
Family name affixes are a clue for surname etymology and can sometimes determine the ethnic origin of a person. This is a partial list of affixes.
Prefixes
* A – ( Romanian) "son of"
* Ab – (Welsh, Cornish, Breton) "son of"
* Af – ( Da ...
Notes
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Name suffixes
Titles