ناخدا

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xu.ˈðɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.xu.d̪ɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xo.d̪ɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.χu.d̪ɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāxuḏā
Dari reading?	nāxudā
Iranian reading?	nâxodâ
Tajik reading?	noxudo

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• ناوخدا (nâvxodâ) (archaic)

Noun

Dari	ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нохудо

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

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

Synonyms

• کشتیبان (kaštibân)

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

Dari	ناخدا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нохудо

1. (rare) atheist

   Synonym: بی‌خدا (bê-xodâ)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا (nahuda)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناخدا (nāxudā), from earlier ناوخدا (nāwxudā, literally “ship-master”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ناخدا • (nāxudā) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

1. (nautical) sailor, seaman
2. (military) captain

Declension

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