بی‌وفا

Persian

Etymology

From Classical Persian بی‌ـ (bē-) +‎ وفا (wafā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.wa.ˈfɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.væ.fɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.vä.fɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēwafā
Dari reading?	bēwafā
Iranian reading?	bivafâ
Tajik reading?	bevafo

Adjective

Dari	بی‌وفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бевафо

بی‌وَفا • (bi-vafâ)

1. traitorous
2. disloyal

Derived terms

• بی‌وَفایی (bi-vafâyi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bivəfa
• → Chagatai: بی وفا
  • Uyghur: بىۋاپا (biwapa)
  • Uzbek: bevafo
• → Ottoman Turkish: بی وفا (bi vefa)
  • Turkish: bivefa
• → Punjabi: بے وَفا (be vafā)
• → Urdu: بے وَفا (be vafā)