ابد

See also: آبد, أبد, and أثد

Arabic

Verb

اُبْدُ • (ubdu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَدَا (badā)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abat]
• Rhymes: -abat, -bat, -at

Noun

ابد (Rumi spelling abad, plural ابد-ابد or ابد۲, informal 1st possessive ابدکو, 2nd possessive ابدمو, 3rd possessive ابدڽ)

1. century (100 years)

   Synonym: قرون (kurun)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈβað]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.bǽd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇaḏ
Dari reading?	abad
Iranian reading?	abad
Tajik reading?	abad

Noun

Dari	ابد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	абад

ابد • (abad)

1. eternity
2. perpetuity

Antonyms

• ازل (azal)

Related terms

• ابدی (abadi)

Urdu

Noun

اَبَد • (abad) m (Hindi spelling अबद)

1. eternity