گدا

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See also: گڈا

Persian

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Etymology

Compared with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬀 (gaδa, robber), Pashto غل (ǧal, thief), although the Middle Persian reflex of this root is (gdk' /⁠gēg⁠/, thief).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari گَدا
Iranian Persian گِدا
Tajik гадо

گدا (gedâ) (plural گداها (gedâ-hâ) or گدایان (gedâyân))

  1. beggar; supplicant
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      به ملازمان سلطان که رساند این دعا را؟
      که به شکرِ پادشاهی ز نظر مران گدا را
      ba mulâzimân-i sultân ki rasânad în du'â râ?
      ki ba šukr-i pâdišâhî zi nazar ma-rân gadâ
      To the sultan’s attendants, who will convey this prayer?
      In thanks for your kingship, drive not the beggar from your sight.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)
    • 2015, Ali Fani (lyrics and music), “Be Tâ-hâ, be Yâ-sin”‎:
      بسی پادشاهی کنم؛ در گدایی!
      چو باشم، گدایِ گدایانِ زهرا
      basi pâdešâhi konam; dar gedâyi!
      čo bâšam, gedâ-ye gedâyân-e zahrâ
      I shall be very much a king—in beggary!
      For I shall be a beggar among the beggars to Zahra.
  2. (figurative) stingy person; miser

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Descendants

Punjabi

Etymology

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Noun

گدا (gdām (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੱਦਾ)

  1. pillow, cushion
    Synonym: گَدّی (gaddī)

Declension

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Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुद (guda).

Pronunciation

Adjective

گدا (gudā) (Hindi spelling गुदा)

  1. anal

Noun

گدا (gudām (Hindi spelling गुदा)

  1. (anatomy) anus