بیهوده

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From بیـ (bi-, -less, without) +‎ هوده (hude, benefit, use, from Middle Persian (hwdʾk' /⁠hudāg⁠/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬜𐬃𐬢𐬵 (huδā̊ŋh)).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bēhūḏa
Dari reading? bēhūda
Iranian reading? bihude
Tajik reading? behuda

Adjective

بیهوده (bihude) (comparative بیهوده‌تَر (bihude-tar), superlative بیهوده‌تَرین (bihude-tarin))

  1. ineffective, useless, futile, pointless, trivial
    Synonym: بیخودی (bixodi)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bihudə
  • Turkish: beyhude