معبود

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معبود (ma'būd), from Arabic مَعْبُود (maʕbūd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː.(ʔ)buːd̪/
• Rhymes: -uːd̪
• Hyphenation: مَعْ‧بُود

Noun

مَعْبُود • (ma'būd) m (Hindi spelling माबूद)

1. (religion) deity, god

   Synonyms: خُدا (xudā), اللہ (allāh)

Adjective

مَعْبُود • (ma'būd) (Hindi spelling माबूद)

1. worshipped
2. (figuratively) adored

Related terms

• عابد ('ābid)
• عبادت (ʻibādat)

References

• “معبود”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “معبود”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.