ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਜਲਾਲਤ (jalālat) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلالت (zalālat), from Arabic ذَلالة (ḏalāla), from the verb ذَلَّ (ḏalla, “to be low / humble”).

Noun

ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ • (zalālat) f (Shahmukhi spelling ذلالت)

  1. humiliation, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy, shame, mortification, degradation

Further reading

  • “ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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