بیهوده

Persian

Alternative forms

• بیهده (bihode)

Etymology

بی (bi-, “-less, without”) +‎ هوده (hude, “benefit, use”, from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwdʾk' /⁠hudāg⁠/), borrowed from Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬜𐬃𐬢𐬵 (huδā̊ŋh)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.huː.ˈða]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.ɦuː.d̪ǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.ɦuː.d̪ǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.juː.d̪ǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [buu.d̪ǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.ɦuː.d̪é]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.ɦu.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēhūḏa
Dari reading?	bēhūda
Iranian reading?	bihude
Tajik reading?	behuda

Adjective

بیهوده • (bihude) (comparative بیهوده‌تَر (bihude-tar), superlative بیهوده‌تَرین (bihude-tarin))

1. ineffective, useless, futile, pointless, trivial

   Synonym: بیخودی (bixodi)

Derived terms

• بیهودگی (bihudegi)