Persian edit

Etymology edit

شاد (šâd, happy, glad) + باد (bâd, may ... be).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāḏ bāḏ
Dari reading? šād bād
Iranian reading? šâd bâd
Tajik reading? šod bod

Interjection edit

شاد باد (šâd bâd)

  1. be happy!
  2. be glad!
  3. rejoice!

Verb edit

شاد باد (šâd bâd)

  1. may...prosper, may...be happy
    !شاد باد ملت
    šâd bâd mellat!
    May the nation prosper!

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: شاد باد (şad-bad)
  • Urdu: شاد باد (śād-bād)

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاد باد (šād bād).

Interjection edit

شاد باد (śād-bād) (Hindi spelling शादबाद)

  1. be happy, be pleased, rejoice
    پاک سرزمین شاد بادpāk sarzamīn śād-bādMay the Pak (literally, pure or clean) homeland be happy

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