ज़ाहिर

See also: ज़हर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظاهر (zāhir), from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zɑː.ɦɪɾ/, [zäː.ɦɪɾ], /d͡ʒɑː.ɦɪɾ/, [d͡ʒäː.ɦɪɾ]

Adjective

ज़ाहिर • (zāhir) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ظاہر)

1. clear, apparent

   Synonym: स्पष्ट (spaṣṭ)

   मैं मामला ज़ाहिर करता हूँ।

   ma͠i māmlā zāhir kartā hū̃.

   Let me clarify the matter.

Derived terms

• ज़ाहिर करना (zāhir karnā)

References

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