नज़राना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian نَذْرَانَه (nazrāna),[1] suffixed from Arabic نَذْر (naḏr, literally vow; anything consecrated to God; pious gift; present to superior).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nəz.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [nɐz.ɾäː.näː], /nəd͡ʒ.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [nɐd͡ʒ.ɾäː.näː]
  • Hyphenation: नज़‧रा‧ना
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

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नज़राना (nazrānām (Urdu spelling نَذْرانَہ)[2][3]

  1. customary payment or fee
  2. bribe
    Synonyms: घूस (ghūs), रिश्वत (riśvat)

Declension

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References

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Further reading

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