Zada (suffix)
Zada (Classical Persian: زاده zāda; Persian: زاده, romanized: zâde; Tajik: зода, romanized: 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.[a] It is also used to form surnames. The last name -zada is especially common in Afghanistan.
Titles built with -zada[edit]
Beg[edit]
- Begzada (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.
Shah[edit]
- Shahzada (Shahzade or Shehzade) is a part of Shah, son of Shah.
- Shahzadi (Shehzadi) is a part of Shah, daughter of Shah.
Sahib[edit]
- Sahibzada is a part of Shahib or further male descendant; compare Shahzada.
Khan[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Nawabzada is a part of Nawab, son of Nawab.