ज़नाना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zə.nɑː.nɑː/, [zɐ.näː.näː], /d͡ʒə.nɑː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.näː.näː]

Adjective

ज़नाना • (zanānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زنانہ)

  1. women's
  2. feminine, womanly, effeminate

Derived terms

  • ज़नानापन (zanānāpan)

Noun

ज़नाना • (zanānām (Urdu spelling زنانہ)

  1. harem, seraglio
  2. eunuch

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • English: zenana

See also

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