باد

See also: پاد

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian باد‏ (bâd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑd/

Noun

باد • (bâd) m

1. (obsolete, rare) wind

Synonyms

• سيلۍ‏ (silëy)

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867), “باد”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒːd/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀‏ (vāta), Kurdish ba, Baluchi گوات‏ (gwát)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

Dari	باد‏
Iranian Persian	باد‏
Tajik	бод (bod)

باد • (bâd)

1. wind

Derived terms

• بادگیر‏ (bâdgir)

Etymology 2

Shortened form of بواد‏ (bovâd), from Middle Persian [Term?], an old inherited subjunctive form.

Verb

باد • (bâd)

1. (poetic, literary) Third-person singular present subjunctive of بودن‏ (budan), used in an optative sense

   ‏شرم بر شما باد‎

   Šarm bar šomâ bâd!

   Shame be upon you!

Synonyms

• باشد‏ (bâšad)