اندیشه نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک

Persian

Alternative forms

• پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک (pendâr-e nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik)

Etymology

Calque of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 (humata hūxta hvaršta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔan.deː.ʃa.ji neːk ɡuf.tɑː.ɾi neːk kiɾ.dɑː.ɾi neːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔän̪.d̪eː.ʃä.jɪ neːk ɡʊf.t̪ʰɑː.ɾɪ neːk kʰɪɾ.d̪ɑː.ɾɪ neːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔän̪.d̪eː.ʃä.jɪ neːk ɡʊf.t̪ʰɑː.ɾɪ neːk kʰɪɾ.d̪ɑː.ɾɪ neːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔän̪.d̪eː.ʃä.jɪ neːk ɡʊf.t̪ʰɑː.ɾɪ neːk kʰɪɾ.d̪ɑː.ɾɪ neːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔän̪.d̪eː.ʃä.ji neːk ɡuf.t̪ʰɔː.ɾi neːk kʰiɾ.d̪ɔː.ɾi neːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæn̪.d̪iːʃe.je niːkʲ ɡ̥of.t̪ʰɒː.ɹe niːkʲ kʰʲeɹ.d̪ɒː.ɹe niːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔän̪.d̪e.ʃä.ji nek ɡuf.t̪ʰɔ.ɾi nek kʰiɾ.d̪ɔ.ɾi nek]

Readings
Classical reading?	andēša-yi nēk guftār-i nēk kirdār-i nēk
Dari reading?	andēša-yi nēk guftār-i nēk kirdār-i nēk
Iranian reading?	andiše-ye nik goftâr-e nik kerdâr-e nik
Tajik reading?	andeša-yi nek guftor-i nek kirdor-i nek

Phrase

اندیشه نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک • (andiše-ye nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik)

1. Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds; a phrase that represents the three pillars of Zoroastrian Faith

Usage notes

• The replacement of the word اندیشه (andiše, “thought”) with پندار (pendâr, “imaginative thought, supposition”) is believed to be a recent poetic adjustment such that all nouns end in ‘âr’. اندیشه (andiše) more accurately covers the meaning of the Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 (humata).