आज़मूदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آزموده (āzmūda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːz.muː.d̪ɑː/, [äːz.muː.d̪äː], /ɑːd͡ʒ.muː.d̪ɑː/, [äːd͡ʒ.muː.d̪äː]

Adjective

आज़मूदा • (āzmūdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آزْمُودَہ)

1. tried, tested, proven

   Synonym: परीक्षित (parīkṣit)

   • 1998, Rajendra Yadav, स्थगित यात्राएँ [Postponed journeys], Vani Prakashan, →OCLC, page 68:

     राष्ट्र, राज्य, धर्म, संस्कृति, नस्ल-केंद्रीकरण के ये आज़मूदा हथियार हैं।

     rāṣṭra, rājya, dharm, sanskŕti, nasla-kendrīkraṇ ke ye āzmūdā hathiyār ha͠i.

     Nation, state, religion, culture, race-these are proven means for centralization.

Related terms

• आज़माना (āzmānā)

Further reading

• “आज़मूदा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• जमाल एहमद (1992) “आज़मूदा”, in उर्दू-हिन्दी कोश [Urdu-Hindi dictionary]‎^[1] (in Hindi), page 23