فدائی

Persian

Alternative forms

فدایی (fadāyi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِدائِيّ (fidāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fi.daː.ˈjiː/, /fa.daː.ˈjiː/

(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^?	fidāyī, fadāyī
Dari reading^?	fidāyī, fadāyī
Iranian reading^?	fedâyi, fadâyi
Tajik reading^?	fidoyi, fadoyi

Noun

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

one who willingly risks or sacrifices his or her life for another person
lover
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