بنیادی

Persian

Etymology

From بنیاد (bonyâd) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bun.jɑː.ˈðiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑː.d̪íː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑː.d̪íː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑː.d̪íː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [buɲ.jɔː.d̪í]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [boɲ.jɒː.d̪íː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [buɲ.jɔ.d̪í]

Readings
Classical reading?	bunyāḏī
Dari reading?	bunyādī
Iranian reading?	bonyâdi
Tajik reading?	bunyodi

Adjective

Dari	بنیادی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бунёдӣ

بنیادی • (bonyâdi)

1. fundamental; basic

   Synonym: اصلی (asli)

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ (buniādī)

  Shahmukhi script: بنیادی (bunyādī)

Urdu

Etymology

بنیاد (buniyād) +‎ ی (-ī)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊ.nɪ.jɑː.d̪iː/

Adjective

بُنیادی • (buniyādī) (Hindi spelling बुनियादी)

1. fundamental, primary, basic, principal

References

• “بنیادی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بنیادی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.