बेइज़्ज़त
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیعِزَّت (bē-izzat). Equivalent to बे- (be-) + इज़्ज़त (izzat, “honour”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /beː.ɪz.zət̪/, [beː.ɪz.zɐt̪], /beː.ɪd̪.d͡ʒət̪/, [beː.ɪd̚.d͡ʒɐt̪]
Adjective
बेइज़्ज़त • (beizzat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بے عزت)
Related terms
- बेइज़्ज़ती (beizzatī, “disrespect”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press