फ़िदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ). Cognate with Bengali ফিদা (phida)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fɪ.d̪ɑː/, [fɪ.d̪äː], /pʰɪ.d̪ɑː/, [pʰɪ.d̪äː]

Adjective

फ़िदा • (fidā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling فدا)

1. devoted, infatuated

Noun

फ़िदा • (fidā) f

1. devotion, self-sacrifice

Declension

Declension of फ़िदा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फ़िदा fidā	फ़िदाएँ fidāẽ
oblique	फ़िदा fidā	फ़िदाओं fidāõ
vocative	फ़िदा fidā	फ़िदाओ fidāo

Derived terms

• फ़िदा करना (fidā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फ़िदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press