خدای

Pashto

FWOTD – 3 December 2015

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خدای (“lord”); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xudɑj/

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Noun

خدای • (xwdây) m

1. God

References

• Academy of Sciences Kabul: Pashto-English Dictionary

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwtʾy (xwadāy, “lord”). Compare خدا.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ðɑːj]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑːj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑːj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑːj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.d̪äj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒːj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔj]

Readings
Classical reading?	xuḏāy
Dari reading?	xudāy
Iranian reading?	xodây
Tajik reading?	xudoy

Noun

خدای • (xodây)

1. (archaic) God

Related terms

• خدایگان (xodâyegân)
• خودای (xodây, xvadây)