بیدار

Persian

Etymology

Metathesis from Middle Persian [script needed] (wygrʼd /⁠wiγrād⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *wi- + *Hgar- (“to be awake”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *wi (“apart”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (“to be awake, to awaken”). Cognate with Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti), Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “to awaken”), Albanian ngrē (“to lift, to wake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.ðɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.d̪ɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.d̪ɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.d̪ɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēḏār
Dari reading?	bēdār
Iranian reading?	bidâr
Tajik reading?	bedor

Adjective

بیدار • (bidâr)

Dari	بیدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бедор

1. awake (not asleep)
   • c. 1915, Abdul Hadi Dawi, Seraj al-Akhbar:

     چشم پرخوابت اگر بیدار می‌شد بد نبود، کلهٔ مستت اگر هشیار می‌شد بد نبود.

     češm-e por-xâb-at agar bidâr mi-šod bad na-bud, kalle-ye mastat agar hoš-yâr mi-šod bad na-bud.

     It would not be bad if your sleepy eyes became awake; it would not be bad if your drunken head became sober.

2. wakeful, alert
3. enlightened

Derived terms

• بیدار کردن (bidâr kardan, “to wake up”, transitive)
• بیدار شدن (bidâr šodan, “to wake up”, intransitive)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیدار (bēdār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /beː.d̪ɑːɾ/

Adjective

بیدار • (bedār) (Hindi spelling बेदार)

1. conscious, enlightened
2. awake, wakeful (not asleep)
3. attentive, alert, vigilant, watchful

Related terms

• بیدار کرنا (bedār karnā, “to make conscious of, to awaken”, transitive)
• بیدار ہونا (bedār honā, “to be conscious of, to be enlightened”, intransitive)
• بیداری (bedārī, “consciousness, awakening”)