फ़ायदा

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فائده (fā'ida), from Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida). Cognate with Bengali ফায়দা (phaẏoda), Gujarati ફાયદો (phāyado), Konkani फायदो (phāydo), Marathi फायदा (phāydā), Punjabi ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ (fāidā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /fɑːj.d̪ɑː/, [fäːj.d̪äː], /pʰɑːj.d̪ɑː/, [pʰäːj.d̪äː]

Noun

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फ़ायदा (fāydām (Urdu spelling فایدہ)

  1. benefit, advantage
    मेरा क्या फ़ायदा होगा?
    merā kyā fāydā hogā?
    What's in it for me?
    (literally, “What will be my benefit?”)
  2. profit, increase
  3. improvement

Declension

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