بی‌وفا

Persian

Etymology

From بی‌ـ (bē-) +‎ وفا (wafā).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.wä.fɔ́ː]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	bē-wafā
Dari reading?	bē-wafā
Iranian reading?	bi-vafâ
Tajik reading?	be-vafo

Adjective

Dari	بی‌وفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бевафо

بی‌وَفا • (bi-vafâ)

1. traitorous
2. disloyal

Derived terms

• بی‌وَفایی (bi-vafâyi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bivəfa
• → Chagatai: بی وفا
  • Uyghur: بىۋاپا (biwapa)
  • Uzbek: bevafo
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: बेवफ़ा (bevafā)

  Urdu: بے وَفا (be vafā)

• → Ottoman Turkish: بی وفا (bi vefa)
  • Turkish: bivefa
• → Punjabi: بے وَفا (be vafā)
• → Turkmen: biwepa