हरामी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حرامی (harāmī, thief, sinner, illegitimate child), from Arabic حَرَامِيّ (ḥarāmiyy). By surface analysis, हराम (harām) +‎ -ई (). Cognate with Bengali হারামী (harami)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.ɾɑː.miː/, [ɦɐ.ɾäː.miː]

Adjective

हरामी • (harāmī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حرامی)

  1. (Islam) haram, forbidden
  2. misbehaved, mischievous
  3. (vulgar, derogatory) bloody, goddamn; illegitimate
    दफ़ा हो, हरामी कुत्ते की औलाद!
    dafā ho, harāmī kutte kī aulād!
    Fuck off, you goddamn son of a bitch!

Noun

हरामी • (harāmīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling حرامی)

  1. (Islam) sinner, harami; someone who does haram
    Hypernyms: पापी (pāpī), गुनाहकार (gunāhkār)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) bastard; scoundrel
    Synonyms: हरामख़ोर (harāmxor), हरामज़ादा (harāmzādā), कमीना (kamīnā), साला (sālā)
  3. traitor
    Synonyms: नमक हरामी (namak harāmī), धोकेबाज़ (dhokebāz)

Declension

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

Declension of हरामी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हरामी
harāmī
हरामी
harāmī
oblique हरामी
harāmī
हरामियों
harāmiyõ
vocative हरामी
harāmī
हरामियो
harāmiyo
Declension of हरामी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हरामी
harāmī
हरामियाँ
harāmiyā̃
oblique हरामी
harāmī
हरामियों
harāmiyõ
vocative हरामी
harāmī
हरामियो
harāmiyo

Derived terms

  • हरामीपन (harāmīpan, mischief, scoundrality, illegitimacy)