امیدوار

Persian

Etymology

From امید‎ (omid, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vâr).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.meːd̪.wɑːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.meːd̪.wɑːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.meːd̪.wɔːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? umēḏwār
Dari reading? umēdwār
Iranian reading? omidvâr
Tajik reading? umedvor
  • Rhymes: -âr

Adjective
Dari امیدوار‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik умедвор

امیدوار • (omid-vâr, ommid-vâr)

  1. hopeful

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian امیدوار‎ (ummēd-wār). Equivalent of امید‎ (ummīd, “hope”) +‎ ـوار‎ (-vār).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʊmː.iːd̪.ʋɑːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
  • Hyphenation: اُمْ‧مِید‧وار

Noun

اُمِّیدْوار • (ummīdvār) m (Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

  1. candidate, contestant (in an election)

Declension
Declension of امیدوار‎
singular plural
direct امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār)
oblique امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدواروں‎ (ummīdvārō̃)
vocative امیدوار‎ (ummīdvār) امیدوارو‎ (ummīdvārō)

Adjective

اُمِّیدْوار • (ummīdvār) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling उम्मीदवार)

  1. hopeful
    Synonym: پر امید‎ (pur-umīd)

References
  • “امیدوار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “امیدوار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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