परदा

See also: पर्दा and परिंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَرْدَه (parda). Doublet of पट (paṭ). Compare Bengali পর্দা (porda), Malayalam പർദ്ദ (paṟdda).

Pronunciation

Noun

परदा • (pardā) m (Urdu spelling پردہ)

  1. covering, cloak, veil
  2. curtain, blinds, screen
    परदों को बंद कीजिए। ― pardõ ko band kījie. ― Please close the curtains.
  3. membrane
  4. purdah (traditional Indian system of segragating women from men through the use of purdahs (veils))

Declension

Declension of परदा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct परदा
pardā 		परदे
parde
oblique परदे
parde 		परदों
pardõ
vocative परदे
parde 		परदो
pardo

Descendants

  • → English: purdah
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