પરદા

Gujarati

પરદા (pardā, “curtain”)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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).

પરદા • (pardā) m

curtain, blind, hanging, screen, a physical divider intended to block an area from view
Synonym: પડદો (paḍdo)
(chiefly in religion) purdah, cover, veil (especially referring to that of Muslim women)
Synonyms: ઘૂમટો (ghūmṭo), પડદો (paḍdo), બુરખો (burkho), ઓઝલ (ojhal)
(chiefly in religion) modesty; privacy, privateness, decency
Synonyms: નમ્રતા (namratā), હયા (hayā), મર્યાદા (maryādā)
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)
(by extension) act, a division of a theatrical performance
Synonym: અંક (aṅka)
(figurative) obstacle, hindrance
(nautical) sail
Synonyms: સઢ (saḍh), આભેસ (ābhes)
(nautical) helm, rudder
(anatomy) eardrum
(music) tone
(music) fret