حضرت
Arabic
Etymology 1
Verb
حضرت (form I)
- حَضَرْتُ (ḥaḍartu) /ħa.dˤar.tu/: first-person singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرْتَ (ḥaḍarta) /ħa.dˤar.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرْتِ (ḥaḍarti) /ħa.dˤar.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرَتْ (ḥaḍarat) /ħa.dˤa.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتُ (ḥuḍirtu) /ħu.dˤir.tu/: first-person singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتَ (ḥuḍirta) /ħu.dˤir.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتِ (ḥuḍirti) /ħu.dˤir.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرَتْ (ḥuḍirat) /ħu.dˤi.rat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
Etymology 2
Verb
حضرت (form II)
- حَضَّرْتُ (ḥaḍḍartu) /ħadˤ.dˤar.tu/: first-person singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرْتَ (ḥaḍḍarta) /ħadˤ.dˤar.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرْتِ (ḥaḍḍarti) /ħadˤ.dˤar.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرَتْ (ḥaḍḍarat) /ħadˤ.dˤa.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتُ (ḥuḍḍirtu) /ħudˤ.dˤir.tu/: first-person singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتَ (ḥuḍḍirta) /ħudˤ.dˤir.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتِ (ḥuḍḍirti) /ħudˤ.dˤir.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرَتْ (ḥuḍḍirat) /ħudˤ.dˤi.rat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
Azerbaijani
Noun
حضرت
- Arabic spelling of həzrət
Chagatai
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حضرت (transliteration needed)
- presence
- Honorific
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حضرت • (hazret)
- a presence
- A title of respect
Descendants
- Turkish: hazret
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hazret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حضرت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 790
Pashto
Etymology
Noun
حضرت • (hazrát) ?
- presence
- Honorific
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /haz.ˈɾat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [häz.ɾǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæz.ɹǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häz.ɾǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hazrat |
| Dari reading? | hazrat |
| Iranian reading? | hazrat |
| Tajik reading? | hazrat |
Noun
| Dari | حضرت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҳазрат |
حضرت • (hazrat)
- presence
- Honorific
Usage notes
The honorific title is used exclusively for Islamic prophets, Shia Imams, some Imamzadas, and occasionally the poet Rumi (together with his title Mawlana: حضرت مولانا)
Descendants
- → Bengali: হজরত (hojrot)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi script: حَضْرَت (ḥaẓrat)
- → Sindhi: حَضْرَتُ
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حضرت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حَضْرَت • (ḥaẓrat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਜ਼ਰਤ)
Noun
حَضْرَت • (ḥaẓrat) m or f by sense (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਜ਼ਰਤ)
- a title applied to any great man, the object of resort, your or his Majesty, Highness, Excellency, Eminence, Worship, or Holiness, etc. (when so used respectfully instead of a pronoun or name the gender of the person to whom it has reference is adopted)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حضرت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حَضْرَتُ • (ḥaẓratu) m (Devanagari हज़्रतु)
- Honorific
Further reading
- “حضرت”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866–1938
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəd̪.ɾət̪/, [ɦəz.ɾət̪]
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: حَضْ‧رَت
Proper noun
حَضْرَت • (hazrat) m (formal plural حضرات, Hindi spelling हज़रत)
- Hadrat (a title applied to any great man, his Majesty, Highness, Excellency, Eminence, Worship, or Holiness, etc. (when so used respectfully instead of a pronoun or name the gender of the person to whom it has reference is adopted)
Descendants
- → English: Hazrat
Noun
حَضْرَت • (hazrat) m (Hindi spelling हज़रत)
Further reading
- “حضرت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حضرت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “حضرت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “حضرت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.