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Madar

मादर
said maa-DAR
also written: Maadar, Mader
Meaning

Mother (Persian, literary).

See it in the verse

Madar in Iqbal’s couplets

Jina wo kya jo ho nafas-e-ghair par madar
Shohrat ki zindagi ka bharosa bhi chhod de
What kind of living is it that hangs on another's breath? Give up even your reliance on a life of fame.
Selfhood · Freedom · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Pidar

Father (Persian, literary).

ARABIC

Walida

Mother (formal/respectful).

ARABIC

Ammi

Mother (affectionate, what one calls one's own mother).

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