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غذا

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See also: غدا

Arabic

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Root
غ ذ و (ḡ ḏ w)
5 terms

Verb

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غَذَا (ḡaḏā) I (non-past يَغْذُو (yaḡḏū), verbal noun غَذْو (ḡaḏw))

  1. to feed, to nourish

Conjugation

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ğiḏā, ğizā
Dari reading? ğizā
Iranian reading? ğezâ, ğazâ
Tajik reading? ġizo
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • (Mashhad) IPA(key): /ɢezɒː/
  • Homophone: قضا (qazâ) (sometimes in Iran)

Noun

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Dari خوراک
Iranian Persian غذا
Tajik ақвот

غذا (ğazâ) (plural غذاها (ğazâ-hâ))

  1. food
    Synonyms: خوراک (xwarāk), نان (nân) (colloquially)
    از غذای ایرانی خوشم می‌آیدaz ğazâ-ye irâni xošam mi-âyad.I like Iranian food.
  2. meal

Inflection

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Basic forms of غذا
singular plural
bare غذا (ğazấ) غذاها (ğazâ-hấ)
definitive direct object غذا را، غذا رو (ğazấ râ, ğazấ ro) غذاها را، غذاها رو (ğazâ-hấ râ, ğazâ-hấ ro)
ezâfe غذای (ğazấ-ye) غذاهای (ğazâ-hấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
غذایی (ğazấ-i) غذاهایی (ğazâ-hấ-i)

Colloquial.

Possessive forms of غذا
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
غذایم، غذام (ğazấyam, ğazấm) غذاهایم، غذاهام (ğazâ-hấyam, ğazâ-hấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
غذایت، غذات (ğazấyat, ğazất) غذاهایت، غذاهات (ğazâ-hấyat, ğazâ-hất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
غذایش، غذاش (ğazấyaš, ğazấš) غذاهایش، غذاهاش (ğazâ-hấyaš, ğazâ-hấš)
1st person plural
(“our”)
غذایمان، غذامون (ğazấyemân, ğazấmun) غذاهایمان، غذاهامون (ğazâ-hấyemân, ğazâ-hấmun)
2nd person plural
(“your”)
غذایتان، غذاتون (ğazấyetân, ğazấtun) غذاهایتان، غذاهاتون (ğazâ-hấyetân, ğazâ-hấtun)
3rd person plural
(“their”)
غذایشان، غذاشون (ğazấyešân, ğazấšun) غذاهایشان، غذاهاشون (ğazâ-hấyešân, ğazâ-hấšun)

Colloquial.

Derived terms

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian غذا (ğizā), from Arabic غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غِذا (ġizāf (Hindi spelling ग़िज़ा)

  1. food, diet, victuals, provisions

References

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  • غذا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • غذا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.