ہمجنسیت

Urdu

Alternative forms

• ہم جنسیت (ham jinsiyat)

Etymology

From ہم (ham, “(like) us”) +‎ جنس (jins, “sex”) +‎ یت (iyat, “ism”), likely a calque of English homosexuality.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəm.d͡ʒɪn.sɪ.jət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

ہَمْجِنْسِیَت • (hamjinsiyat) f (Hindi spelling हम्जिन्सियत)

1. (neologism) homosexuality

   Synonyms: ہم جنس پرستی (ham jins parastī), ہم جنس پسندی (ham jins pasandī)

References

• “ہم+جنسیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.