گدا

See also: گڈا

Persian

Alternative forms

• گدای (gadây) (archaic)

Etymology

Compared with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬀 (gaδa, “robber”), Pashto غل (ǧal, “thief”), although the Middle Persian reflex of this root is [script needed] (gdk' /⁠gēg⁠/, “thief”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡaðɑː(j)/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /ɡadɒː/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡedɒː/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡadɔ/

Noun

Dari	گَدا
Iranian Persian	گِدا
Tajik	гадо

گدا • (gedâ) (plural گداها (gedâ-hâ) or گدایان (gedâyân))

1. beggar; supplicant
   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     به ملازمان سلطان که رساند این دعا را؟
     که به شکرِ پادشاهی ز نظر مران گدا را

     ba mulâzimân-i sultân ki rasânad în du'â râ?
     ki ba šukr-i pâdišâhî zi nazar ma-rân gadâ râ

     To the sultan’s attendants, who will convey this prayer?
     In thanks for your kingship, drive not the beggar from your sight.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)

   • 2015, Ali Fani (lyrics and music), “Be Tâ-hâ, be Yâ-sin”‎^[2]:

     بسی پادشاهی کنم؛ در گدایی!
     چو باشم، گدایِ گدایانِ زهرا

     basi pâdešâhi konam; dar gedâyi!
     čo bâšam, gedâ-ye gedâyân-e zahrâ

     I shall be very much a king—in beggary!
     For I shall be a beggar among the beggars to Zahra.

2. (figurative) stingy person; miser

Derived terms

• گدا بازی در آوردن (gedâ-bâzi dar âvardan, “to be very stingy”)
• گدایی (gedâyi, “begging, beggary”)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: gədə
• → Kazakh: кедей (kedei)
• → Kyrgyz: кедей (kedey)
• → Uzbek: gadoy

Punjabi

Etymology

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Noun

گدا • (gdā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੱਦਾ)

1. pillow, cushion

   Synonym: گَدّی (gaddī)

Declension

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Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुद (guda).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

گدا • (gudā) (Hindi spelling गुदा)

1. anal

Noun

گدا • (gudā) m (Hindi spelling गुदा)

1. (anatomy) anus