"عدو" meaning in Persian

See عدو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ʔa.ðuː] [Classical-Persian], [ʔä.d̪uː] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪uː] [Dari, formal], [ʔä.d̪uː] [Kabuli], [ʔä.d̪u] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæ.d̪uː] [Iran, formal], [ʔæ.d̪ov] [Iran, formal], [ʔä.d̪u] [Tajik, formal] Forms: a'dâ' [canonical], 'adu [romanization], اعداء [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww) Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|عَدُوّ|tr=}} Borrowed from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww) Head templates: {{fa-noun|a'dâ'|pl=اعداء|tr='adu}} a'dâ' • ('adu) (plural اعداء)
  1. enemy, foe Synonyms: دشمن
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          "roman": "nīst xufāš-ak 'adu-i āftāb\nō 'adū-i xwēš āmad dar hajāb",
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