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. It is also used to form surnames. The last name -zada is especially common in Afghanistan.

Titles built with -zada

Beg

• 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

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

Sahib

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

Khan

• 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

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

Surnames built with -zada

• Alizada
• Husaynzada
• Qulizada

See also

• Zadeh
• Mirza
• Pathan
• Family name affixes