غذا

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Arabic

Root
غ ذ و (ḡ ḏ w)
5 terms

Verb

غَذَا • (ḡaḏā) I (non-past يَغْذُو (yaḡḏū), verbal noun غَذْو (ḡaḏw))

  1. to feed, to nourish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of غَذَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun غَذْو)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		غَذْو
ḡaḏw
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		غَاذٍ
ḡāḏin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَغْذُوّ
maḡḏuww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m غَذَوْتُ
ḡaḏawtu 		غَذَوْتَ
ḡaḏawta 		غَذَا
ḡaḏā 		غَذَوْتُمَا
ḡaḏawtumā 		غَذَوَا
ḡaḏawā 		غَذَوْنَا
ḡaḏawnā 		غَذَوْتُمْ
ḡaḏawtum 		غَذَوْا
ḡaḏaw
f غَذَوْتِ
ḡaḏawti 		غَذَتْ
ḡaḏat 		غَذَتَا
ḡaḏatā 		غَذَوْتُنَّ
ḡaḏawtunna 		غَذَوْنَ
ḡaḏawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَغْذُو
ʔaḡḏū 		تَغْذُو
taḡḏū 		يَغْذُو
yaḡḏū 		تَغْذُوَانِ
taḡḏuwāni 		يَغْذُوَانِ
yaḡḏuwāni 		نَغْذُو
naḡḏū 		تَغْذُونَ
taḡḏūna 		يَغْذُونَ
yaḡḏūna
f تَغْذِينَ
taḡḏīna 		تَغْذُو
taḡḏū 		تَغْذُوَانِ
taḡḏuwāni 		تَغْذُونَ
taḡḏūna 		يَغْذُونَ
yaḡḏūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَغْذُوَ
ʔaḡḏuwa 		تَغْذُوَ
taḡḏuwa 		يَغْذُوَ
yaḡḏuwa 		تَغْذُوَا
taḡḏuwā 		يَغْذُوَا
yaḡḏuwā 		نَغْذُوَ
naḡḏuwa 		تَغْذُوا
taḡḏū 		يَغْذُوا
yaḡḏū
f تَغْذِي
taḡḏī 		تَغْذُوَ
taḡḏuwa 		تَغْذُوَا
taḡḏuwā 		تَغْذُونَ
taḡḏūna 		يَغْذُونَ
yaḡḏūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَغْذُ
ʔaḡḏu 		تَغْذُ
taḡḏu 		يَغْذُ
yaḡḏu 		تَغْذُوَا
taḡḏuwā 		يَغْذُوَا
yaḡḏuwā 		نَغْذُ
naḡḏu 		تَغْذُوا
taḡḏū 		يَغْذُوا
yaḡḏū
f تَغْذِي
taḡḏī 		تَغْذُ
taḡḏu 		تَغْذُوَا
taḡḏuwā 		تَغْذُونَ
taḡḏūna 		يَغْذُونَ
yaḡḏūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اُغْذُ
uḡḏu 		اُغْذُوَا
uḡḏuwā 		اُغْذُوا
uḡḏū
f اُغْذِي
uḡḏī 		اُغْذُونَ
uḡḏūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m غُذِيتُ
ḡuḏītu 		غُذِيتَ
ḡuḏīta 		غُذِيَ
ḡuḏiya 		غُذِيتُمَا
ḡuḏītumā 		غُذِيَا
ḡuḏiyā 		غُذِينَا
ḡuḏīnā 		غُذِيتُمْ
ḡuḏītum 		غُذُوا
ḡuḏū
f غُذِيتِ
ḡuḏīti 		غُذِيَتْ
ḡuḏiyat 		غُذِيَتَا
ḡuḏiyatā 		غُذِيتُنَّ
ḡuḏītunna 		غُذِينَ
ḡuḏīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُغْذَى
ʔuḡḏā 		تُغْذَى
tuḡḏā 		يُغْذَى
yuḡḏā 		تُغْذَيَانِ
tuḡḏayāni 		يُغْذَيَانِ
yuḡḏayāni 		نُغْذَى
nuḡḏā 		تُغْذَوْنَ
tuḡḏawna 		يُغْذَوْنَ
yuḡḏawna
f تُغْذَيْنَ
tuḡḏayna 		تُغْذَى
tuḡḏā 		تُغْذَيَانِ
tuḡḏayāni 		تُغْذَيْنَ
tuḡḏayna 		يُغْذَيْنَ
yuḡḏayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُغْذَى
ʔuḡḏā 		تُغْذَى
tuḡḏā 		يُغْذَى
yuḡḏā 		تُغْذَيَا
tuḡḏayā 		يُغْذَيَا
yuḡḏayā 		نُغْذَى
nuḡḏā 		تُغْذَوْا
tuḡḏaw 		يُغْذَوْا
yuḡḏaw
f تُغْذَيْ
tuḡḏay 		تُغْذَى
tuḡḏā 		تُغْذَيَا
tuḡḏayā 		تُغْذَيْنَ
tuḡḏayna 		يُغْذَيْنَ
yuḡḏayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُغْذَ
ʔuḡḏa 		تُغْذَ
tuḡḏa 		يُغْذَ
yuḡḏa 		تُغْذَيَا
tuḡḏayā 		يُغْذَيَا
yuḡḏayā 		نُغْذَ
nuḡḏa 		تُغْذَوْا
tuḡḏaw 		يُغْذَوْا
yuḡḏaw
f تُغْذَيْ
tuḡḏay 		تُغْذَ
tuḡḏa 		تُغْذَيَا
tuḡḏayā 		تُغْذَيْنَ
tuḡḏayna 		يُغْذَيْنَ
yuḡḏayna

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ğiḏā, ğizā
Dari reading? ğizā
Iranian reading? ğezâ, ğazâ
Tajik reading? ġizo
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • (Mashhad) IPA(key): /ɢezɒː/
  • Homophone: قضا (qazâ) (sometimes in Iran)

Noun

Dari غذا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғизо

غذا • (ğazâ) (plural غذاها (ğazâ-hâ))

  1. food
    Synonyms: خوراک (xwarāk), نان (nân) (colloquially)
    از غذای ایرانی خوشم می‌آید
    az ğazâ-ye irâni xošam mi-âyad.
    I like Iranian food.
  2. meal

Inflection

Basic forms of غذا
singular plural
bare غذا (ğazấ) غذاها (ğazâ-hấ)
definitive direct object غذا را، غذا رو△ (ğazấ râ, ğazấ ro△) غذاها را، غذاها رو△ (ğazâ-hấ râ, ğazâ-hấ ro△)
ezâfe غذای (ğazấ-ye) غذاهای (ğazâ-hấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite 		غذایی (ğazấ-i) غذاهایی (ğazâ-hấ-i)

△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of غذا
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”) 		غذایم، غذام△ (ğazấyam, ğazấm△) غذاهایم، غذاهام△ (ğazâ-hấyam, ğazâ-hấm△)
2nd person singular
(“your”) 		غذایت، غذات△ (ğazấyat, ğazất△) غذاهایت، غذاهات△ (ğazâ-hấyat, ğazâ-hất△)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”) 		غذایش، غذاش△ (ğazấyaš, ğazấš△) غذاهایش، غذاهاش△ (ğazâ-hấyaš, ğazâ-hấš△)
1st plural
(“our”) 		غذایمان، غذامون△ (ğazấyemân, ğazấmun△) غذاهایمان، غذاهامون△ (ğazâ-hấyemân, ğazâ-hấmun△)
2nd plural
(“your”) 		غذایتان، غذاتون△ (ğazấyetân, ğazấtun△) غذاهایتان، غذاهاتون△ (ğazâ-hấyetân, ğazâ-hấtun△)
3rd plural
(“their”) 		غذایشان، غذاشون△ (ğazấyešân, ğazấšun△) غذاهایشان، غذاهاشون△ (ğazâ-hấyešân, ğazâ-hấšun△)

△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غذا (ğizā), from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

غِذا • (ġizā) f (Hindi spelling ग़िज़ा)

  1. food, diet, victuals, provisions

References

  • “غذا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “غذا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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