بیدار

بیدار

Persian

Etymology

Metathesis from Middle Persian [script needed] (wygrʼd /wiγrād/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (“to be awake, to awaken”). Cognate with Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /beːdɑːɾ/

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

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /bedɔɾ/

Adjective

بیدار • (bidâr)

Dari	بیدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бедор (bedor)

1. awake (not asleep)
   • c. 1915, Abdul Hadi Dawi, Seraj al-Akhbar:

     ‏چشم پرخوابت اگر بیدار می‌شد بد نبود، کلۀ مستت اگر هشیار می‌شد بد نبود.‎‎

     češm-e por-xâb-at agar bidâr mi-šod bad na-bud, kalle-ye mastat agar hoš-yâr mi-šod bad na-bud.

     It would not be bad if your sleepy eyes became awake; it would not be bad if your drunken head became sober.

2. wakeful, alert
3. enlightened

Derived terms

• بیدار کردن‎ (bidâr kardan, “to wake up”, transitive)
• بیدار شدن‎ (bidâr šodan, “to wake up”, intransitive)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بیدار‎ (bidār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /beː.d̪ɑːɾ/

Adjective

بیدار • (bedār) (Hindi spelling बेदार)

1. conscious, enlightened
2. awake, wakeful (not asleep)
3. attentive, alert, vigilant, watchful

Related terms

• بیدار کرنا‎ (bedār karnā, “to make conscious of, to awaken”, transitive)
• بیدار ہونا‎ (bedār honā, “to be conscious of, to be enlightened”, intransitive)
• بیداری‎ (bedārī, “consciousness, awakening”)