فدائی

Persian

Alternative forms

  • فدایی (fadāyi)

Etymology

From Arabic فِدائِيّ (fidāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑː.jiː], [fä.d̪ɑː.jiː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑː.jiː], [fä.d̪ɑː.jiː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fi.d̪ɔː.ji], [fä.d̪ɔː.ji]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fe.d̪ɒː.jiː], [fæ.d̪ɒː.jiː]

Readings
Classical reading? fiḏāyī, faḏāyī
Dari reading? fidāyī, fadāyī
Iranian reading? fedâyi, fadâyi
Tajik reading? fidoyi, fadoyi

Noun

فدائی • (fedâ'i or fadâ'i) (plural فدائيان or فدائی‌ها (fedâ'i-hâ))

  1. one who willingly risks or sacrifices his or her life for another person
  2. lover
  3. robber, murderer

References

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