ग़ैरत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غیرت (ğayrat), from Arabic غَيْرَة (ḡayra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣɛː.ɾət̪/, [ɣɛː.ɾɐt̪], /ɡɛː.ɾət̪/, [ɡɛː.ɾɐt̪]

Noun

ग़ैरत • (ġairat) f (Urdu spelling غیرت)

1. shame
2. a just sense of honour or self-respect
3. bashfulness

Derived terms

• ग़ैरत खाना (ġairat khānā)
• ग़ैरतदार (ġairatdār)

 

Related terms

• ग़ैरत-अफ़्ज़ा (ġairat-afzā)
• ग़ैरतमंद (ġairatmand)
• बेग़ैरत (beġairat)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “gairata”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “gairata”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha