نسائیت

Urdu

Etymology

نِسا (nisā, “the female sex, womankind”) +‎ ـیت (-iyat, “-ity”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.sɑː.ɪ.jət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

نِسائِیَت • (nisāiyat) f (Hindi spelling निसाइयत)

1. femininity

   Synonyms: زَنانَہ پَن (zanāna pan), نِسوانِیَت (nisvāniyat)

   Antonym: مَرْدانَگی (mardānagī)

2. effeminacy

   Synonym: زَنْخا پَن (zanxā pan)

3. tenderness, delicacy

   Synonym: نَزاکَت (nazākat)

References

• “نسائیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “نسائیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.