ناخدا

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xu.ˈðɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.xu.d̪ɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xo.d̪ɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.χu.d̪ɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāxuḏā
Dari reading?	nāxudā
Iranian reading?	nâxodâ
Tajik reading?	noxudo

Etymology 1

From earlier ناوخدا‎ (nâvxodâ), compound of ناو‎ (nâv, “boat, ship”) +‎ خدا‎ (xodâ, “master, lord, chief”). Compare Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros), Latin nauclērus for the formation.

Alternative forms

• ناوخدا‎ (nâvxodâ) (archaic)

Noun

Dari	ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нохудо

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها‎ (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان‎ (nâxodâyân))

1. (nautical) skipper, shipmaster, master mariner
2. (military) captain (naval officer)

Synonyms

• کشتیبان‎ (kaštibân)

Descendants

• → Arabic: نَاخُوذَاة‎ (nāḵūḏāh)
  • → Gulf Arabic: نوخذة‎ (nōḵiḏa)
• → Bengali: নাখুদা (nakhuda), নাখোদা (nakhōda)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नाख़ुदा (nāxudā)
  • Urdu: ناخدا‎ (nāxudā)
• → Malay: nakhoda
  • Indonesian: nakhoda
• → Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا‎ (nahuda)

Etymology 2

From نا‎ (nâ-, “un-, non-”) + خدا‎ (xodâ, “god”). The latter is the same noun as that under etymology 1 above.

Noun

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها‎ (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان‎ (nâxodâyân))

Dari	ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нохудо

1. (rare) atheist

   Synonym: بی‌خدا‎ (bê-xodâ)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا‎ (nahuda)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناخدا‎ (nāxudā), from earlier ناوخدا‎ (nāwxudā, literally “ship-master”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑː/

Noun

ناخدا • (nāxudā) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

1. (nautical) sailor, seaman
2. (military) captain

Declension

Declension of ناخدا
	singular	plural
direct	ناخدا (nāxudā)	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)
oblique	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)	ناخدوں‎ (nāxudõ)
vocative	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)	ناخدو‎ (nāxudo)