فدائی

Persian

Alternative forms

• فدایی (fadāyi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِدائِيّ (fidāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fi.ðɑː.jiː], [fa.ðɑː.jiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑː.jiː], [fä.d̪ɑː.jiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑː.jiː], [fä.d̪ɑː.jiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪ.d̪ɑː.jiː], [fä.d̪ɑː.jiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔː.ji], [fä.d̪ɔː.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fe.d̪ɒː.jiː], [fæ.d̪ɒː.jiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fi.d̪ɔ.ji], [fä.d̪ɔ.ji]

Readings
Classical reading?	fiḏāyī, faḏāyī
Dari reading?	fidāyī, fadāyī
Iranian reading?	fedâyi, fadâyi
Tajik reading?	fidoyi, fadoyi

Noun

فدائی • (fedâ'i or fadâ'i) (plural فدائيان or فدائی‌ها (fedâ'i-hâ))

1. one who willingly risks or sacrifices his or her life for another person
2. lover
3. robber, murderer

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فدائی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “فدائی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul