دیدار

Persian

Etymology

Formed of دیدن (didan) +‎ ـار (-âr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [diː.ˈðɑːɾ]

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	dīḏār
Dari reading?	dīdār
Iranian reading?	didâr
Tajik reading?	didor

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	دیدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дидор

دیدار • (didâr)

1. rendezvous
2. visit
3. meeting

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: didar
• → Bengali: দীদার (didar)
• → Hindi: दीदार (dīdār)
• → Urdu: دیدار (dedār)
• → Punjabi: ਦੀਦਾਰ (dīdār)
• → Uzbek: diydor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیدار (dīdār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪iː.d̪ɑːɾ/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

دیدار • (dīdār) m (Hindi spelling दीदार)

1. sight, seeing
2. view, appearance
3. face, beauty
4. meeting

Synonyms

• ملاقات (mulāqāt, “meeting”)
• چہرہ (chehra, “face”)