بیخودی

Persian

Etymology

بیخود (bixod, “selfless”) +‎ ـی (-i)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.xʷa.ðiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xʊ.d̪iː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xʊ.d̪iː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.xʊ.d̪iː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.xu.d̪i]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.xo.d̪iː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.χu.d̪i]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēxwaḏī
Dari reading?	bēxudī
Iranian reading?	bixodi
Tajik reading?	bexudi

Adjective

بیخودی • (bixodi)

1. (informal) unnecessary, needless

Adverb

بیخودی • (bixodi)

1. (informal) unnecessarily, needlessly

Noun

بیخودی • (bixodi)

1. (Sufism) selflessness (More than mere selflessness, it describes a state of ecstasy and joyous intoxication resulting from a state of unity with God.)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیخْوَدِی (bēxwadī).

Noun

بیخودی • (bexudi) ?

1. (Sufism) selflessness (More than mere selflessness, it describes a state of ecstasy and joyous intoxication resulting from a state of unity with God.)