ناخدا

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /nɑːxuˈd̪ɑː/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /nɒːxʊˈd̪ɒː/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /nɒːxoˈd̪ɒː/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /nɔːxuˈd̪ɔː/

Etymology 1

From earlier ‎ (nâvxodâ), compound of ‎ (nâv, “boat, ship”) +‎ ‎ (xodâ, “master, lord, chief”). Compare Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros), Latin nauclērus for the formation.

Alternative forms

ناوخدا‎ (nâvxodâ) (archaic)

Noun

Iranian Persian	ناخدا
Dari	ناخدا
Tajik	нохудо (noxudo)

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها‎ (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان‎ (nâxodâyân))

(nautical) skipper, shipmaster, master mariner
(military) captain (naval officer)

Synonyms

کشتیبان‎ (kaštibân)

Descendants

→ Arabic: نَاخُوذَاة‎ (nāḵūḏāh)
- → Gulf Arabic: نوخذة‎ (nōḵiḏa)
→ Bengali: নাখুদা (nakhuda), নাখোদা (nakhōda)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: नाख़ुदा (nāxudā)
- Urdu: ناخدا‎ (nāxudā)
→ Malay: nakhoda
- Indonesian: nakhoda
→ Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا‎ (nahuda)

Etymology 2

From ‎ (nâ-, “un-, non-”) + ‎ (xodâ, “god”). The latter is the same noun as that under etymology 1 above.

Noun

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها‎ (nâxodâ-hâ) or ناخدایان‎ (nâxodâyân))

Iranian Persian	ناخدا
Dari	ناخدا
Tajik	нохудо (noxudo)

(rare) atheist
Synonym: بی‌خدا‎ (bê-xodâ)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا‎ (nahuda)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (nâxodâ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑː/

Noun

ناخدا • (nāxudā) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

(nautical) sailor, seaman
(military) captain

Declension

Declension of ناخدا
	singular	plural
direct	ناخدا‎ (nāxudā)	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)
oblique	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)	ناخدوں‎ (nāxudõ)
vocative	ناخدے‎ (nāxude)	ناخدو‎ (nāxudo)

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