Uncertain, often considered a variation of لَدَى (ladā) perhaps the /ن/ reflecting a vestigial duality; at one's two hands. Alternatively, by analogy with one's feet, developed from a contraction of لَ (la, “to, for”) + دُون (dūn, “beneath; by one's feet”); hence coming to or being at a space or duration close or near, right at their feet, immediately before them, in the presence of, happening or being near, following in a location or time.
لَدُنْ • (ladun)
| Inflected forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | لَدُنْ (ladun) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | لَدُنِّي / لَدُنِّيَ (ladunnī / ladunniya) | لَدُنَّا (ladunnā) | |||
| Second person | لَدُنْكَ (ladunka) | لَدُنْكِ (ladunki) | لَدُنْكُمَا (ladunkumā) | لَدُنْكُمْ (ladunkum) | لَدُنْكُنَّ (ladunkunna) |
| Third person | لَدُنْهُ (ladunhu) | لَدُنْهَا (ladunhā) | لَدُنْهُمَا (ladunhumā) | لَدُنْهُمْ (ladunhum) | لَدُنْهُنَّ (ladunhunna) |
Borrowed from Arabic لَدُنْ (ladun, “at, near”).
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | laḏun |
| Dari reading? | ladun |
| Iranian reading? | ladon |
| Tajik reading? | ladun |
| Dari | لدن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ладўи |
لدن • (ladon)