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 (gado)

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

beggar; supplicant
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
  ‏به ملازمان سلطان که رساند این دعا را؟
  که به شکرِ پادشاهی ز نظر مران گدا را‎
  ba mulāzimān-i sultān ki rasānad īn du'ā rā?
  ki ba šukr-i pādišāhī zi nazar ma-rān gadā rā
  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”‎:
  ‏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.
(figuratively) stingy person; miser

Derived terms

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

Descendants

→ Kazakh: кедей (kedei)
→ Kyrgyz: кедей (kedey)
→ Uzbek: gadoy

Punjabi

Etymology

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Noun

گدا • (gdā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੱਦਾ)

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)

anal

Noun

گدا • (gudā) m (Hindi spelling गुदा)

(anatomy) anus