امیدوار

Persian

Etymology

From امید‎ (omid, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vâr).

Pronunciation
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [omiːd̪ˈvɒːɾ], IPA(key): [omːiːd̪ˈvɒːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -âr

Adjective
Dari امیدوار
Iranian Persian
Tajik умедвор (umedvor)

امیدوار • (omid-vâr, ommid-vâr)

  1. hopeful

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian امیدوار‎ (ommid-vâr). Equivalent of امید‎ (ummīd, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊmː.iːd̪.ʋɑːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
  • Hyphenation: اُمْ‧مِید‧وار

Noun

اُمِّیدوار • (ummīdoār) m (Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

  1. candidate, contestant (in an election)

Declension
Declension of امیدوار
singular plural
direct امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)
oblique امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدواروں‎ (ummīdvārō̃)
vocative امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدوارو‎ (ummīdvārō)

Adjective

اُمِّیدوار • (ummīdoār) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

  1. hopeful
    Synonym: پر امید‎ (pur-umīd)

References
  • “امیدوار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “امیدوار”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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