عمده

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʕumda).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔum.da]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm.d̪ä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm.d̪ä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm.d̪ä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔum.d̪ä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔom.d̪e]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔum.d̪ä]

Readings
Classical reading?	umda
Dari reading?	umda
Iranian reading?	omde
Tajik reading?	umda

Adjective

عمده • ('omde)

1. main, chief, principal

Descendants

• → Bengali: উমদা (umoda)
• → Gujarati: ઉમદું (umadũ)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: उम्दा (umdā)

  Urdu: عُمْدَہ ('umda)

• → Marathi: उमदे (umde)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਉਮਦਾ (umadā)

  Shahmukhi script: عُمدہ (ʻumdh)

Further reading

• عمده on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa