فدا

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? fiḏā, faḏā
Dari reading? fidā, fadā
Iranian reading? fedâ, fadâ
Tajik reading? fido, fado

Noun

فدا (fedâ or fadâ)

  1. sacrifice; offering
    Synonym: قربان (qorbân)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      چه قیامت است جانا که به عاشقان نمودی؟
      دل و جان فدای رویت بنما عذار ما را
      či qayâmat ast jân-â ki ba ašiqân namûdî?
      dil u jân fidâ-yi rôy-at binamâ ezâr mâ râ
      What judgment day is this, my love, that you showed yourself to the lovers?
      For the sake of your face, I sacrifice my heart and life; show us your cheek.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)
    • 1944, “ای ایران [O Iran]”, Hoseyn Gol-e-Golâb (lyrics), Ruhollâh Xâleqi (music)‎:
      ای دشمن ار تو سنگ خاره‌ای، من آهنم
      جان من فدای خاک پاک میهنم
      ey došman ar to sang-e xâre-'i man âhan-am
      jân-e man fadâ-ye xâk-e pâk-e mihan-am
      O enemy, if you are granite, then I am iron
      My life is a sacrifice for the pure soil of my homeland
  2. ransom
    Synonyms: فدیه (fedye), بازخرید (bâzxarid)

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Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: फ़िदा (fidā)
    Urdu: فدا (fidā)
  • Kazakh: пида (pida)