راہداری

راہداری

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راهداری‎ (rāhdārī, “toll road”). By surface analysis, راہدار‎ (rāhdār, “toll-gatherer, toller”) +‎ ی‎ (ī). Compare Nepali राहदानी (rāhadānī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɦ.d̪ɑː.ɾiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: راہ‧دا‧ری

Noun

راہداری • (rāhdārī) f (Hindi spelling राहदारी)

1. (chiefly) corridor, passage, toll road

   ‏کرتارپور راہداری‎ ― kartārpūr rāhdārī ― Kartarpur corridor

2. means of transportation
3. road tax, toll
4. (dated) passport

Synonyms

• (travel document): پاسپورٹ‎ (pāspōrṭ), پروانۂ راہداری‎ (parvāna-e rāhdārī), گزرنامہ‎ (guzarnāma)

Derived terms

• راہداری محصول‎ (rāhdārī mêhsūl, “road tax”)

Descendants

• → Telugu: రహదారీ (rahadārī)

References

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