faaidá benefit, avail

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class ee-decl (Pl): faaideé
Origin Urdu (Persian/Arabic): faaˈida
    • benefit, avail
      • Example 523:
        čhéelii faaidá bi bíiḍu gáaḍu, kaṛaáw bi bíiḍu ziaát.
        čhéeli
        she-goat
        -ii
        -gen
        faaidá
        benefit
        bi
        SEP
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        gaḍ
        big
        -u
        -MSG
        kaṛaáw
        effort
        bi
        SEP
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        ziaát
        excessive
        There are really great benefits from having goats, but there is also a great deal of effort.
        Source:
        A:KEE078
      • Example 896:
        tas the yéeii baát yaád bhíli xu ga faaidá.
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        yéei
        mother
        -ii
        -gen
        baát
        word
        yaád
        memory
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        xu
        ADVS
        ga
        what
        faaidá
        benefit
        He remembered what his mother had said, but to no avail.
        Source:
        A:DLX109

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