امداد

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمْدَاد (ʔimdād).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔim.ˈdɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪm.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔim.d̪ɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔem.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔim.d̪ɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	imdāḏ
Dari reading?	imdād
Iranian reading?	emdâd
Tajik reading?	imdod

Noun

امداد • (emdâd)

1. assistance, help

   Synonyms: یاری (yâri), کمک (komak), مساعدت (mosâ'edat)

   • c. 1180, Anwarī, “Qaṣīda 177”, in دیوان انوری [Dīvān of Anwarī]‎^[1]:

     شب محنت من ز امداد فکرت
     درازی شبهای یلدا گرفته

     šab-i mihnat man zi imdād-i fikr-at
     darāzī-yi šab-hā-yi yaldā girifta

     On the night of tribulation, with help from thinking about you:
     I passed through the length of winter solstice nights.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

2. (military) reinforcement

Derived terms

• امداد نمودن (emdâd nemudan)
• امدادی (emdâdi)

 

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمْدَاد (ʔimdād).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪm.d̪ɑːd̪/

Noun

امداد • (imdād) f (Hindi spelling इमदाद)

1. aid, help, assistance
2. support

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu امداد (imdād).

Noun

امداد (imdād)

1. help, assist
2. support