خرداد

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭲 (ḥʿʿdʾt /⁠hordād⁠/), lit. “perfection”; name of the fifth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism, guardian of the waters.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xur.ˈdaːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ.d̪ɑːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ.d̪ɑːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuɾ.d̪ɔːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoɹ.d̪ɒːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuɾ.d̪ɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xurdād
Dari reading^?	xurdād
Iranian reading^?	xordâd
Tajik reading^?	xurdod

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Proper noun

خرداد • (xurdād / xordâd) (Tajik spelling хурдод)

Khordad, the third month of the solar Persian calendar.
Name of the sixth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.