راہداری

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راهداری‎ (rāhdārī, “toll road”). By surface analysis, راہدار‎ (rāhdār, “toll-gatherer, toller”) +‎ ی‎ (ī). Compare Nepali राहदानी (rāhadānī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾɑːɦ.d̪ɑː.ɾiː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ɾɑːɦ.d̪ɑː.ɾiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: راہ‧دا‧ری

Noun

راہداری • (transliteration needed) f (Hindi spelling राहदारी)

  1. (chiefly) corridor, passage, toll road
    ‏کرتارپور راہداری‎ ― kartārpūr rāhdārī ― Kartarpur corridor
  2. toll, fine, road tax
  3. porch, gallery
  4. means of transportation
  5. passport

Synonyms
  • (travel document): پاسپورٹ‎ (pāspōrṭ), پروانۂ راہداری‎ (parvāna-e rāhdārī), گزرنامہ‎ (guzarnāma)

Derived terms
  • راہداری محصول‎ (rāhdārī mêhsūl, “road tax”)

Descendants
  • → Telugu: రహదారీ (rahadārī)

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