ناخدا

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Readings
Classical reading? nāxuḏā
Dari reading? nāxudā
Iranian reading? nâxodâ
Tajik reading? noxudo

Etymology 1

    From earlier ناوخدا (nâvxodâ), compound of ناو (nâv, “boat, ship”) +‎ خدا (xodâ, “master, lord, chief”). Compare Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros), Latin nauclērus for the formation.

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    Noun

    Dari ناخدا
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik нохудо

    ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان (nâxodâyân))

    1. (nautical) skipper, shipmaster, master mariner
    2. (military) captain (naval officer)
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    Etymology 2

    From ناـ (nâ-, “un-, non-”) +‎ خدا (xodâ, “god”). The latter is the same noun as that under etymology 1 above.

    Noun

    ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان (nâxodâyân))

    Dari ناخدا
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik нохудо
    1. (rare) atheist
      Synonym: بی‌خدا (bê-xodâ)
    Descendants

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian ناخدا (nāxudā), from earlier ناوخدا (nāwxudā, literally “ship-master”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ناخدا • (nāxudā) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

    1. (nautical) sailor, seaman
    2. (military) captain

    Declension

        Declension of ناخدا
    singular plural
    direct ناخدا (nāxudā) ناخدے (nāxude)
    oblique ناخدے (nāxude) ناخدوں (nāxudõ)
    vocative ناخدے (nāxude) ناخدو (nāxudo)
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