فدا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fi.ˈðɑː], [fa.ˈðɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑ́ː], [fä.d̪ɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑ́ː], [fä.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑ́ː], [fä.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔ́ː], [fä.d̪ɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fe.d̪ɒ́ː], [fæ.d̪ɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔ́], [fä.d̪ɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	fiḏā, faḏā
Dari reading?	fidā, fadā
Iranian reading?	fedâ, fadâ
Tajik reading?	fido, fado

Noun

فدا • (fedâ or fadâ)

1. sacrifice; offering

   Synonym: قربان (qorbân)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     چه قیامت است جانا که به عاشقان نمودی؟
     دل و جان فدای رویت بنما عذار ما را

     či qayâmat ast jân-â ki ba ašiqân namûdî?
     dil u jân fidâ-yi rôy-at binamâ ezâr mâ râ

     What judgment day is this, my love, that you showed yourself to the lovers?
     For the sake of your face, I sacrifice my heart and life; show us your cheek.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)

   • 1944, “ای ایران [O Iran]”, Hoseyn Gol-e-Golâb (lyrics), Ruhollâh Xâleqi (music)‎^[2]:

     ای دشمن ار تو سنگ خاره‌ای، من آهنم
     جان من فدای خاک پاک میهنم

     ey došman ar to sang-e xâre-'i man âhan-am
     jân-e man fadâ-ye xâk-e pâk-e mihan-am

     O enemy, if you are granite, then I am iron
     My life is a sacrifice for the pure soil of my homeland

2. ransom

   Synonyms: فدیه (fedye), بازخرید (bâzxarid)

Derived terms

verbs

• فدا شدن (fedâ šodan)
• فدا کردن (fedâ kardan)

nouns and adjectives

• فداکار (fedâ-kâr)
• فدایی (fedâyi)

expressions

• فدات (fedât)
• فدایت بشوم (fedâ-yat bešavam, literally “Let me be sacrificed for you”)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: फ़िदा (fidā)

  Urdu: فدا (fidā)

• → Kazakh: пида (pida)