خداوند
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From خدا (xodâ) + وند (vand).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xu.ðɑː.ˈwanð]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.vǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χu.d̪ɔ.vǽn̪d̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xuḏāwand |
Dari reading? | xudāwand |
Iranian reading? | xodâvand |
Tajik reading? | xudovand |
Noun edit
خداوند • (xodâvand)
Derived terms edit
خداوندگار (xodâvandegâr)
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian خداوند (xudāvand).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʊ.d̪ɑː.ʋənd̪/
Audio (PK) (file) - Rhymes: -ənd̪
- Hyphenation: خُ‧دا‧وَنْد
Noun edit
خُداوَنْد • (xudāvand) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुदावंद)
- (Christianity, in the singular) An epithet for Jesus.
- (in the singular) God; Lord
- owner, possessor
- (dated) husband
Declension edit
Declension of خداوند | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | خُداوَنْد (xudāvand) | خُداوَنْد (xudāvand) |
oblique | خُداوَنْد (xudāvand) | خُداوَنْدوں (xudāvandō̃) |
vocative | خُداوَنْد (xudāvand) | خُداوَنْدو (xudāvandō) |
References edit
- “خداوند”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “خداوند”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خداوند”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.