Parvardigar

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This article is about the name of God in Persian. For other uses, see Parvardigar (disambiguation).

Parvardigar or Parwardigar is an appellation or title for God in the Persian language. Its literal meaning is sustainer, a name metaphorically and attributively used for Allah or God.

The word has Persian roots and comes from parwa/parva meaning to foster, cherish, to nurture, to develop/care for. Digar, when applied in this sense, means "again and again." Thus Parvardigar means "to care again and again."

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