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लहज़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian لحظه (lahza), itself from Arabic لَحْظَة (laḥẓa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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लहज़ा (lahzām (Urdu spelling لحظہ)

  1. moment, instant
    Synonyms: पल (pal), क्षण (kṣaṇ)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Hyperforeignism of लहजा (lahjā), from Classical Persian لهجه (lahja), from Arabic لَهْجَة (lahja).

Noun

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लहज़ा (lahzām (Urdu spelling لہجہ)

  1. Alternative form of लहजा (lahjā)
Declension
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