عمده

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʕumda).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔum.ˈda/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm.d̪ä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm.d̪ä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔum.d̪ä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔom.d̪e]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔum.d̪ä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	umda
Dari reading^?	umda
Iranian reading^?	omde
Tajik reading^?	umda

Adjective

عمده • ('omde)

main, chief, principal

Descendants

→ Bengali: উমদা (umoda)
→ Gujarati: ઉમદું (umadũ)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: उम्दा (umdā)

Urdu: عُمْدَہ ('umda)
→ Marathi: उमदे (umde)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਉਮਦਾ (umadā)

Shahmukhi script: عُمدہ (ʻumdh)

Further reading

عمده on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa