विदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बिदा (bidā)

Etymology

From Classical Persian وداع (vidā', “farewell”), from Arabic وَدَاع‎‎‎ (wadāʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.d̪ɑː/, [ʋɪ.d̪äː]

Noun

विदा • (vidā) f (Urdu spelling وداع)

1. departure; farewell

   (deprecated template usage) विदा लेना ― vidā lenā ― to depart, take leave

2. (euphemistic) death

Related terms

• अलविदा (alvidā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press