પરદા

Gujarati

પરદા (pardā, “curtain”)

Alternative forms

• પરદો (pardo)
• પર્દા (pardā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرده (parda), from Middle Persian pltk' (pardag), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *partakah, from *partah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paltas, from Proto-Indo-European *pol-tos, from *pel- (“to cover, wrap”). Doublet of પટ (paṭ). Compare Bengali পর্দা (porda), Hindustani پردہ / परदा (pardā), Malayalam പർദ്ദ (paṟdda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpəɾ.d̪ɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: પર‧દા

Noun

પરદા • (pardā) m

1. curtain, blind, hanging, screen, a physical divider intended to block an area from view

   Synonym: પડદો (paḍdo)

2. (chiefly in religion) purdah, cover, veil (especially referring to that of Muslim women)

   Synonyms: ઘૂમટો (ghūmṭo), પડદો (paḍdo), બુરખો (burkho), ઓઝલ (ojhal)

3. (chiefly in religion) modesty; privacy, privateness, decency

   Synonyms: નમ્રતા (namratā), હયા (hayā), મર્યાદા (maryādā)

4. zenana, harem, seraglio, the private section of a house, traditionally reserved for the women

   Synonyms: જનાનો (janāno), જનાનખાનું (janānkhānũ), અંત:પુર (anta:pur), રાણીવાસ (rāṇīvās)

5. (by extension) act, a division of a theatrical performance

   Synonym: અંક (aṅka)

6. (figurative) obstacle, hindrance
7. (nautical) sail

   Synonyms: સઢ (saḍh), આભેસ (ābhes)

8. (nautical) helm, rudder
9. (anatomy) eardrum
10. (music) tone
11. (music) fret

Derived terms

• પરદાદર (pardādar)
• પરદાનશીન (pardānśīn)
• પરદાની વાત (pardānī vāt)
• પરદાબીબી (pardābībī)

 

Further reading

• નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “પરદા”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words]‎^[1] (in Gujarati), અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 14