ناخدا

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From earlier ناوخدا (nâvxodâ), compound of ناو (nâv, boat, ship) +‎ خدا (xodâ, master, lord, chief). Compare Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros), Latin nauclērus for the formation.

Alternative forms

Noun

Dari ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik нохудо

ناخدا (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان (nâxodâyân))

  1. (nautical) skipper, shipmaster, master mariner
  2. (military) captain (naval officer)
Synonyms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From نا (nâ-, un-, non-) + خدا (xodâ, god). The latter is the same noun as that under etymology 1 above.

Noun

ناخدا (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان (nâxodâyân))

Dari ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik нохудо
  1. (rare) atheist
    Synonym: بی‌خدا (bê-xodâ)
Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ناخدا (nāxudām (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

  1. (nautical) sailor, seaman
  2. (military) captain

Declension

Declension of ناخدا
singular plural
direct ناخدا (nāxudā) ناخدے (nāxude)
oblique ناخدے (nāxude) ناخدوں (nāxudõ)
vocative ناخدے (nāxude) ناخدو (nāxudo)