azadî

Concepts

freedom

liberty

independence

Opposite of

bindestî

Synonyms

rizgarî

serbestî

serxwebûn

xweserî

ئازادی

ڕزگاری

Translations

liberdade

libertà

ελευθερία

liberté

libertad

vrijheid

llibertat

Freiheit

libertas

özgürlük

hürriyet

حريٌة

libertat

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɑzɑˈdiː]

Etymology

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬁𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀

Cognate with Parthian: 𐭀𐭆𐭀𐭕

Cognate with Classical Armenian: ազատ

Cognate with Georgian: აზატი

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. By surface analysis, azad + -î.
Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀 (āzāta, “noble”), Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾʾzʾd /⁠āzād⁠/), and Parthian 𐭀𐭆𐭀𐭕 (ʾzʾt /⁠āzāt⁠/, “noble”). Akin to Old Armenian ազատ (azat), Georgian აზატი (azaṭi), Iranian borrowings.

Sentences

Bingeh bûye azadî .

The foundation has become freedom.

Azadî ji zaroktiyê dest pê dike .

Freedom starts from childhood.

Roja Newrozê roja azadî , aştî û yekbûna kurdan e.

Newroz is the day of freedom, peace and unity of the Kurds.