بنیاد

بنیاد

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/bun-dāt/), from Old Persian [script needed] (buna datiy, “placed it in the foundation”). Compare بنداد‎ (bondâd), and بنلاد‎ (bonlâd). The financial sense is of modern usage and probably a semantic loan from European languages, e.g. French fondation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bunjɑːð/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bʊnjɑːd/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bonjɒːd/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /bunjɔd/

Noun

Dari	بنیاد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бунёд (bunyod)

بنیاد • (bonyâd) (plural بنیادها‎ (bonyâd-hâ))

1. foundation, basis

   Synonyms: اساس‎ (asâs), پایه‎ (pâye), شالوده‎ (šâlude)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 35”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]:

     ‏بیا که قصر امل سخت سست بنیادست
     بیار باده که بنیاد عمر بر بادست‎

     biyâ ke qasr-e amal saxt sost bonyâd ast
     biyâr bâde ke bonyâd-e ‘omr bar bâd ast

     Come, for hope’s castle is of sore weak foundation; bring wine, for life’s foundation is [built] on wind.

2. foundation, beginning
3. foundation, trust
   1. bonyad (specific Iranian form of charitable foundation)

Derived terms

• بنیادگرا‎ (bonyâd-garâ)
• بنیادگرایی‎ (bonyâd-garâyi)
• بنیادی‎ (bonyâdi)

 

Related terms

• بن‎ (bon, “foundation”)
• دادن‎ (dâdan, “to give”)

 

Descendants

• → Bengali: বুনিয়াদ (buniyad)
• → Hindustani: buniyād

  Hindi: बुनियाद (buniyād)

  Urdu: بنیاد‎

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian بنیاد‎ (bunyād).

Noun

بنیاد • (bunyād) f (Hindi spelling बुनियाद)

1. foundation, basis
2. principle

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بنیاد‎ (bunyād).

Noun

بنیاد (bunyād)

1. foundation, basis
2. principle
3. root