شاد باد

Persian

Etymology

‎ (šâd, “happy, glad”) + ‎ (bâd, “may ... be”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ʃɑːd bɑːd/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ʃɒːd bɒːd/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ʃɒːd bɒːd/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ʃɔːd bɔːd/

Interjection

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

be happy!
be glad!
rejoice!

Verb

شاد باد • (šâd bâd)

may...prosper, may...be happy
!شاد باد ملت
šâd bâd mellat!

May the nation prosper!

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish: شاد باد‎ (şad-bad)
Urdu: شاد باد‎ (śād-bād)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (šâd bâd).

Interjection

شاد باد • (śād-bād) (Hindi spelling शादबाद)

be happy, be pleased, rejoice
‏پاک سرزمین شاد باد‎ ― pāk sarzamīn śād-bād ― May the Pak (literally, pure or clean) homeland be happy

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