ज़ालिम

See also: ज़ुल्म

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظالم (zālim), from Arabic ظَالِم (ẓālim, “tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous”). Compare Bengali জালিম (jalim).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zɑː.lɪm/, [zäː.lɪ̃m], /d͡ʒɑː.lɪm/, [d͡ʒäː.lɪ̃m]

Adjective

ज़ालिम • (zālim) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ظالم)

  1. cruel
  2. severe
    मर्दों के ज़ालिम नज़ारें ― mardõ ke zālim nazārẽ ― The severe glances of men
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