فدا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fi.ˈðɑː], [fa.ˈðɑː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑ́ː], [fä.d̪ɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑ́ː], [fä.d̪ɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔ́ː], [fä.d̪ɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fe.d̪ɒ́ː], [fæ.d̪ɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔ́], [fä.d̪ɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	fiḏā, faḏā
Dari reading^?	fidā, fadā
Iranian reading^?	fedâ, fadâ
Tajik reading^?	fido, fado

Noun

فدا • (fedâ or fadâ)

sacrifice; offering
Synonym: قربان (qorbân)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
  چه قیامت است جانا که به عاشقان نمودی؟
  دل و جان فدای رویت بنما عذار ما را
  či qayâmat ast jân-â ki ba ašiqân namûdî?
  dil u jân fidâ-yi rôy-at binamâ ezâr mâ râ
  What judgment day is this, my love, that you showed yourself to the lovers?
  For the sake of your face, I sacrifice my heart and life; show us your cheek.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)
- 1944, “ای ایران [O Iran]”, Hoseyn Gol-e-Golâb (lyrics), Ruhollâh Xâleqi (music)‎:
  ای دشمن ار تو سنگ خاره‌ای، من آهنم
  جان من فدای خاک پاک میهنم
  ey došman ar to sang-e xâre-'i man âhan-am
  jân-e man fadâ-ye xâk-e pâk-e mihan-am
  O enemy, if you are granite, then I am iron
  My life is a sacrifice for the pure soil of my homeland
ransom
Synonyms: فدیه (fedye), بازخرید (bâzxarid)

Derived terms

verbs

فدا شدن (fedâ šodan)
فدا کردن (fedâ kardan)

nouns and adjectives

فداکار (fedâ-kâr)
فدایی (fedâyi)

expressions

فدات (fedât)
فدایت بشوم (fedâ-yat bešavam, literally “Let me be sacrificed for you”)

Descendants

→ Hindustani: fidā
Hindi: फ़िदा

Urdu: فدا
→ Kazakh: пида (pida)

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