See also: بندة, and بندہ

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Persian بنده (bande).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بنده (bandám

  1. servant
  2. slave

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Persian

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Etymology

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    From Middle Persian [script needed] (bndk' /⁠bandag⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣 (badaka). Compare Sanskrit बन्धक (bandhaka). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (to bind).

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    Readings
    Classical reading? banda
    Dari reading? banda
    Iranian reading? bande
    Tajik reading? banda

    Noun

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    Dari بنده
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik банда

    بَنْدِه (bande)

    1. servant
    2. slave

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    Pronoun

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    Dari بنده
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik банда

    بَنْدِه (bande)

    1. (humble, dated) I, me
      Synonym: مَن (man)

    Usage notes

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    In humble deference to the addressee.