غذا

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See also: غدا

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

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

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

غِذا (ġizāf (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, 2024.