خدای

Pashto
FWOTD – 3 December 2015

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خدای (“lord”); see it for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xudɑj/
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Noun

خدای • (xwdây) m

  1. God

References

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwtʾy (xwadāy, “lord”). Compare خدا.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑːj]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑːj]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xu.d̪äj]

Readings
Classical reading? xuḏāy
Dari reading? xudāy
Iranian reading? xodây
Tajik reading? xudoy

Noun

خدای • (xodây)

  1. (archaic) God
  • خدایگان (xodâyegân)
  • خودای (xodây, xvadây)
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