پردہ

See also: پرده‎ and برده‎

Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian پرده‎.

Noun

پردہ • (parda) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਰਦਾ)

  1. curtain
  2. screen
  3. veil

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرده‎ (parda), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

پَرْدَہ • (pardah) m (Hindi spelling पर्दा)

  1. veil, cover
  2. curtain
  3. modesty
  4. concealment, secrecy

Declension
Declension of پردہ
singular plural
direct پردہ‎ (pardah) پردے‎ (parde)
oblique پردے‎ (parde) پردوں‎ (pardõ)
vocative پردے‎ (parde) پردو‎ (pardo)

Descendants
  • → English: purdah

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