बुज़ुर्ग
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian بزرگ (buzurg), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 (wazurg, wuzurg), from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 (vazạrka, “great, large”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́rakas (“endowed with strength”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-. Compare Sanskrit वज्र (vajra), Bengali বুজুর্গ (bujurg).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]बुज़ुर्ग • (buzurg) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بزرگ)
- old in age; elderly
- Synonym: बूढ़ा (būṛhā)
- मैंने सुना है कि जिस आदमी के साथ मेरी शादी होने वाली है काफ़ी बुज़ुर्ग हैं।
- ma͠ine sunā hai ki jis ādmī ke sāth merī śādī hone vālī hai kāfī buzurg ha͠i.
- I've heard that the man I'm getting married to is quite old.
Noun
[edit]बुज़ुर्ग • (buzurg) m (Urdu spelling بزرگ)
- senior; elderly person
- बुज़ुर्गों के लिए यह जगह सुरक्षित न होने के वजह, हमें उनके रक्षा के लिए हल ढूँढना पड़ेगा।
- buzurgõ ke lie yah jagah surakṣit na hone ke vajah, hamẽ unke rakṣā ke lie hal ḍhūṇḍhnā paṛegā.
- Since this place is not safe for seniors, we will have to find a solution for their protection.
Declension
[edit]Declension of बुज़ुर्ग (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | बुज़ुर्ग buzurg |
बुज़ुर्ग buzurg |
oblique | बुज़ुर्ग buzurg |
बुज़ुर्गों buzurgõ |
vocative | बुज़ुर्ग buzurg |
बुज़ुर्गो buzurgo |
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- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hindi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ-
- Hindi terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Hindi terms derived from Classical Persian
- Hindi terms derived from Middle Persian
- Hindi terms derived from Old Persian
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi adjectives
- Hindi indeclinable adjectives
- Hindi terms with usage examples
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi masculine nouns
- Hindi masculine consonant-stem nouns
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