आज़ाद

See also: आज़ादी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آزاد (āzād), from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' (āzād, “noble; free”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 (āzāta-), from Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. Compare Bengali আজাদ (ajad), Punjabi ਅਜ਼ਾਦ (azād).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.zɑːd̪/, [äː.zäːd̪], /ɑː.d͡ʒɑːd̪/, [äː.d͡ʒäːd̪]

Adjective

आज़ाद • (āzād) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آزاد)

1. free; independent

   Synonyms: मुक्त (mukt), स्वतंत्र (svatantra)

2. unrestrained

Related terms

• आज़ादी (āzādī)