امیدوار

امیدوار

Persian

Etymology

From امید‎ (omid, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vâr).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [omiːd̪ˈvɒːɾ], IPA^(key): [omːiːd̪ˈvɒːɾ]
• Rhymes: -âr

Adjective

Dari	امیدوار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	умедвор (umedvor)

امیدوار • (omid-vâr, ommid-vâr)

1. hopeful

Derived terms

• امیدوار بودن‎ (omid-vâr budan, ommid-vâr budan)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian امیدوار‎ (ommid-vâr). Equivalent of امید‎ (ummīd, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊmː.iːd̪.ʋɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
• Hyphenation: اُمْ‧مِید‧وار

Noun

اُمِّیدوار • (ummīdvār) m (Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

1. candidate, contestant (in an election)

Declension

Declension of امیدوار
	singular	plural
direct	امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)	امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)
oblique	امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)	امیدواروں‎ (ummīdvārō̃)
vocative	امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)	امیدوارو‎ (ummīdvārō)

Adjective

اُمِّیدوار • (ummīdvār) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

1. hopeful

References

• “امیدوار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “امیدوار”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.