باد

See also: پاد‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian باد‎ (bâd).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɑd/

Noun

باد • (bâd) m

  1. (obsolete, rare) wind

Synonyms

References
  • Raverty, H. G. (1867), “باد”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

Persian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɒːd/
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀‎ (vāta), Kurdish ba, Baluchi گوات‎ (gwát)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun
Dari Persian باد‎
Iranian Persian باد‎
Tajiki Persian бод (bod)

باد • (bâd)

  1. wind
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortened form of بواد‎ (bovâd), from Middle Persian [Term?], an old inherited subjunctive form.

Verb

باد • (bâd)

  1. (poetic, literary) Third-person singular present subjunctive of بودن‎ (budan), used in an optative sense
    ‏شرم بر شما باد‎
    Šarm bar šomâ bâd!
    Shame be upon you!
Synonyms
  • باشد‎ (bâšad)
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