گدا
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See also: گڈا
Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compared with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬀 (gaδa, “robber”), Pashto غل (ǧal, “thief”), although the Middle Persian reflex of this root is [script needed] (gdk' /gēg/, “thief”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡaðɑː(j)/
- (Dari) IPA(key): /ɡadɒː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɡedɒː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɡadɔ/
Noun[edit]
Dari | گَدا |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | گِدا |
Tajik | гадо |
گدا • (gedâ) (plural گداها (gedâ-hâ) or گدایان (gedâyân))
- beggar; supplicant
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez][1]:
- به ملازمان سلطان که رساند این دعا را؟
که به شکرِ پادشاهی ز نظر مران گدا را- ba mulâzimân-i sultân ki rasânad în du'â râ?
ki ba šukr-i pâdišâhî zi nazar ma-rân gadâ râ - To the sultan’s attendants, who will convey this prayer?
In thanks for your kingship, drive not the beggar from your sight.
- ba mulâzimân-i sultân ki rasânad în du'â râ?
- (figurative) stingy person; miser
Derived terms[edit]
- گدا بازی در آوردن (gedâ-bâzi dar âvardan, “to be very stingy”)
- گدایی (gedâyi, “begging, beggary”)
Descendants[edit]
Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
گدا • (gdā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੱਦਾ)
Declension[edit]
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Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.d̪ɑː/
Adjective[edit]
گدا • (gudā) (Hindi spelling गुदा)
Noun[edit]
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