See also: غدا

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root غ ذ و (ḡ-ḏ-w).

Verb edit

غَذَا (ḡaḏā) I, non-past يَغْذُو‎ (yaḡḏū)

  1. to feed, to nourish

Conjugation edit

Persian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? ğiḏā, ğizā
Dari reading? ğizā
Iranian reading? ğezâ, ğazâ
Tajik reading? ġizo
  • (file)
  • (Mashhad) IPA(key): /ɢezɒː/
  • Homophone: قضا (qazâ) (sometimes in Iran)

Noun edit

Dari غذا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғизо

غذا (ğazâ) (plural غذاها (ğazâ-hâ))

  1. food
    Synonyms: خوراک (xwarāk), نان (nân) (colloquially)
    از غذای ایرانی خوشم می‌آید
    az ğazâ-ye irâni xošam mi-âyad.
    I like Iranian food.
  2. meal

Inflection edit

    Basic forms of غذا (ğazâ)
singular plural
bare غذا
(ğazấ)
غذاها
(ğazâ-hấ)
definitive direct object غذا را
(ğazấ râ)
غذا رو
(ğazấ ro)
غذاها را
(ğazâ-hấ râ)
غذاها رو
(ğazâ-hấ ro)
ezâfe غذای
(ğazấ-ye)
غذاهای
(ğazâ-hấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
غذایی
(ğazấ-i)
غذاهایی
(ğazâ-hấ-i)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of غذا (ğazâ)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
غذایم
(ğazấyam)
غذام
(ğazấm)
غذاهایم
(ğazâ-hấyam)
غذاهام
(ğazâ-hấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
غذایت
(ğazấyat)
غذات
(ğazất)
غذاهایت
(ğazâ-hấyat)
غذاهات
(ğazâ-hất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
غذایش
(ğazấyaš)
غذاش
(ğazấš)
غذاهایش
(ğazâ-hấyaš)
غذاهاش
(ğazâ-hấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
غذایمان
(ğazấyemân)
غذامون
(ğazấmun)
غذاهایمان
(ğazâ-hấyemân)
غذاهامون
(ğazâ-hấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
غذایتان
(ğazấyetân)
غذاتون
(ğazấtun)
غذاهایتان
(ğazâ-hấyetân)
غذاهاتون
(ğazâ-hấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
غذایشان
(ğazấyešân)
غذاشون
(ğazấšun)
غذاهایشان
(ğazâ-hấyešân)
غذاهاشون
(ğazâ-hấšun)
Colloquial.

Derived terms edit

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian غذا (ğizā), from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

غِذا (ġizāf (Hindi spelling ग़िज़ा)

  1. food, diet, victuals, provisions

References edit

  • غذا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • غذا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.