हरामख़ोर

Hindi

Alternative forms

हरामखोर (harāmkhor) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (harām-xwār). By surface analysis, हराम (harām) +‎ -ख़ोर (-xor).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾɑːm.xoːɾ/, [ɦɐ.ɾä̃ːm.xoːɾ], /ɦə.ɾɑːm.kʰoːɾ/, [ɦɐ.ɾä̃ːm.kʰoːɾ]

Noun

हरामख़ोर • (harāmxor) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling حرام خوار)

(literally, derogatory) a person who earns their livelihood through dishonest means
Synonym: हराम कमाने वाला (harām kamāne vālā)

Antonym: हलालख़ोर (halālxor)

ख़बरदार तुमने हलाल कमाने वाले आदमी को हरामख़ोर बोला।
xabardār tumne halāl kamāne vāle ādmī ko harāmxor bolā.
Don't you dare call an honest-earning man a dishonest-earner.
(synecdochically, slang, derogatory, mildly vulgar, often appositional) a useless or lazy person, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, slacker
Synonyms: नालायक़ (nālāyaq), कामचोर (kāmcor)
1. (by extension, loosely) bastard, bugger, scoundrel; a generic term of abuse
  Synonyms: हरामी (harāmī), हरामज़ादा (harāmzādā), कमीना (kamīnā), साला (sālā)
  
  क्या बोला, हरामख़ोर?
  kyā bolā, harāmxor?
  What did you say, you scoundrel?

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *हरामख़ोर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोर harāmxor
oblique	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोरों harāmxorõ
vocative	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोरो harāmxoro

Declension of *हरामख़ोर* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोरें harāmxorẽ
oblique	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोरों harāmxorõ
vocative	हरामख़ोर harāmxor	हरामख़ोरो harāmxoro