لابد

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic لَا بُدَّ (lā budda).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [lɑː.βuð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.bʊd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.bʊd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lɑː.bʊd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lɔː.bud̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lɒː.bod̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lɔ.bud̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	lāḇuḏ
Dari reading?	lābud
Iranian reading?	lâbod
Tajik reading?	lobud

Adjective

Dari	لابد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	лобуд

لابد • (lâbod)

1. probably
2. necessarily

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: labüd