از قضا

Persian

Etymology

Literally, “by the judgment [of God]”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaz qa.ˈzaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäz qä.zɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäz qä.zɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäz qä.zɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæz qæ.zɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäz qä.zɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	az qazā
Dari reading^?	az qazā
Iranian reading^?	az ġazâ
Tajik reading^?	az qazo

Adverb

از قضا • (az qazā / az ġazâ) (Tajik spelling аз қазо)

by chance; incidentally; as it happens
― agar az ġazâ ― if by chance […]
- 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “The tale of a poor man who fell in love with a princess”, in منطق‌الطیر [The Conference of the Birds]‎^[1]:
  از قضا می‌رفت درویشی اسیر
  چشم افتادش بر آن ماه منیر
  az qazā mē-raft darwēšē asīr
  čašm uftād-aš bar ān māh-i munīr
  An afflicted poor man happened to be passing by
  And his eyes fell upon that [princess like a] shining moon.
  (Classical romanization)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: از قضا (ezkaza)
- Turkish: ezkaza