परदा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पर्दा (pardā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَرْدَه (parda). Doublet of पट (paṭ). Compare Bengali পর্দা (porda), Malayalam പർദ്ദ (paṟdda).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.d̪ɑː/, [pɐɾ.d̪äː]
Noun
परदा • (pardā) m (Urdu spelling پردہ)
- covering, cloak, veil
- curtain, blinds, screen
- परदों को बंद कीजिए। ― pardõ ko band kījie. ― Please close the curtains.
- membrane
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परदा pardā |
परदे parde |
| oblique | परदे parde |
परदों pardõ |
| vocative | परदे parde |
परदो pardo |
Descendants
- → English: purdah