پروردگار
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /par.war.da.ˈɡaːr/, /par.war.di.ˈɡaːr/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.wäɾ.d̪ä.ɡɑːɾ], [pʰäɾ.wäɾ.d̪ɪ.ɡɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæɹ.væɹ.d̪æ.ɡɒːɹ], [pʰæɹ.væɹ.d̪e.ɡɒːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäɾ.väɾ.d̪ä.ɡɔɾ], [pʰäɾ.väɾ.d̪i.ɡɔɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | parwardagār, parwardigār |
| Dari reading? | parwardagār, parwardigār |
| Iranian reading? | parvardagâr, parvardegâr |
| Tajik reading? | parvardagor, parvardigor |
Noun
| Dari | پروردگار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | парвардагор |
پروردگار • (parvardagâr, parvardegâr)
- omnipotence (as nourishing all)
- king
- (obsolete) tutor
Proper noun
| Dari | پروردگار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Парвардагор |
پروردگار • (parvardagâr, parvardegâr)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: pərvərdigar, pərvərdigara
- → Bengali: পরওয়ারদেগার (porōẇardegar)
- → Gujarati: પરવરદિગાર (parvardigār), પરવરદેગાર (parvardegār)
- → Kazakh: пәруардігер (päruardıger)
- → Hindustani:
- → Turkmen: perwerdigär
- → Uzbek: parvardigor
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “پروردگار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian پروردگار (parwardigār, “God”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pəɾ.ʋəɾ.d̪ɪ.ɡɑːɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
Noun
پَرْوَرْدِگار • (parvardigār) m (Hindi spelling परवरदिगार)
- God
- providence
- cherisher
- inventor
- (figurative) founder
Derived terms
- پاک پَرْوَرْدِگار (pāk-parvardigār, “holy God, divine God”)
- پَروَردِگارِ عالَم (parvardigār-e-'alam, “God as the protector of the world, Providence”)
- پَرْوَرْدِگارِ حَقیقی (parvardigār-e-haqīqī)
- پَروَردِگارِی (parvardigarī, “qualities of God”)
- صَنْعَتِ پَرْوَرْدِگار (san'at-e-parvardigār, “act of God, God's work”)
- مَشِیَّتِ پَروَرْدِگار (mašīyyat-e-parvardigār, “will of God, scheme of things as willed by God”)