विदा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बिदा (bidā)
Etymology
From Classical Persian وداع (vidā', “farewell”), from Arabic وَدَاع (wadāʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɪ.d̪ɑː/
Noun
विदा • (vidā) f
- departure; farewell
- विदा लेना ― vidā lenā ― to depart, take leave
- (euphemistic) death
Declension
| Declension of विदा | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | विदा (vidā) | विदाएँ (vidāẽ) |
| Oblique | विदा (vidā) | विदाओं (vidāon) |
| Vocative | विदा (vidā) | विदाओ (vidāo) |
Related terms
- अलविदा (alvidā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press