شاد باد

Persian

Etymology

شاد (šâd, “happy, glad”) + باد (bâd, “may ... be”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːð bɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːd̪ bɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːd̪ bɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːd̪ bɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔːd̪̥ bɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːd̪̥ bɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔd̪ bɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāḏ bāḏ
Dari reading?	šād bād
Iranian reading?	šâd bâd
Tajik reading?	šod bod

Interjection

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

1. be happy!
2. be glad!
3. rejoice!

Verb

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

1. may...prosper, may...be happy

   !شاد باد ملت

   šâd bâd mellat!

   May the nation prosper!

Descendants

• Ottoman Turkish: شاد باد (şad-bad)
• Urdu: شاد باد (śād-bād)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاد باد (šād bād).

Interjection

شاد باد • (śād-bād) (Hindi spelling शादबाद)

1. be happy, be pleased, rejoice

   پاک سرزمین شاد باد ― pāk sarzamīn śād-bād ― May the Pak (literally, pure or clean) homeland be happy

Related terms

• شاباش (śābāś, “bravo”)
• شاد باش (śād bāś)