شاد باد

Persian

Etymology

شاد (šâd, happy, glad) + باد (bâd, may ... be).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɑːd̪ bɑːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃɑːd̪ bɑːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃɔːd̪̥ bɔːd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? šāḏ bāḏ
Dari reading? šād bād
Iranian reading? šâd bâd
Tajik reading? šod bod

Interjection

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

  1. be happy!
  2. be glad!
  3. rejoice!

Verb

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

  1. may...prosper, may...be happy
    !شاد باد ملت
    šâd bâd mellat!
    May the nation prosper!

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: شاد باد (şad-bad)
  • Urdu: شاد باد (śād-bād)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاد باد (šād bād).

Interjection

شاد باد • (śād-bād) (Hindi spelling शादबाद)

  1. be happy, be pleased, rejoice
    پاک سرزمین شاد بادpāk sarzamīn śād-bādMay the Pak (literally, pure or clean) homeland be happy
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