فادر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English father.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɑː.d̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

فادَر • (fādar) m (Hindi spelling फ़ादर)

1. (Christianity) clergyman; Christian priest

   Synonym: پادری (pādrī)

2. (Christianity, historical) a missionary; Jesuit

References

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