ज़लालत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zə.lɑː.lət̪/, [zɐ.läː.lɐt̪], /d͡ʒə.lɑː.lət̪/, [d͡ʒɐ.läː.lɐt̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلالت (zalālat).

Noun

ज़लालत • (zalālat) f (Urdu spelling ذلالت)

1. abjectness, obsequiousness, baseness
2. abasement, humiliation
3. indignity, insult

Derived terms

• ज़लालत उठाना (zalālat uṭhānā)
• ज़लालत देना (zalālat denā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلالت (zalālat).

Noun

ज़लालत • (zalālat) f (Urdu spelling ضلالت)

1. error, fault, aberration

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “zalalata”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press