ناخدا

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.xu.ˈdaː/

(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^?	nāxudā
Dari reading^?	nāxudā
Iranian reading^?	nâxodâ
Tajik reading^?	noxudo

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

ناوخدا (nâvxodâ), ناخداه (nâxodâh), ناخذا (nâxozâ), ناخذای (nâxozây) (archaic)

Noun


Iranian Persian	ناخدا
Dari	ناخدا
Tajik	нохудо

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها, or ناخدایان)

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

Synonyms

کشتیبان (kaštibân)

Descendants

→ Arabic: نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), نَاخُوذَة (nāḵūḏa)
- → Swahili: nahodha
→ Bengali: নাখোদা (nakhōda)
→ Gulf Arabic: نوخذة (nōḵiḏa)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नाख़ुदा (nāxudā)

Urdu: نَاخُدَا (nāxudā)
→ Malay: nakhoda
- Indonesian: nakhoda
→ Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا (nahuda)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ناخدا • (nâxodâ) (plural ناخداها, or ناخدایان)


Iranian Persian	ناخدا
Dari	ناخدا
Tajik	нохудо

(rare) atheist
Synonym: بی‌خدا (bê-xodâ)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: ناخدا (nahuda)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ناخدا • (nāxudā) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुदा)

(nautical) sailor, seaman
(military) captain

Declension

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