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लैला और मजनू

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of Classical Persian لیلی و مجنون (laylā-u-majnūn), from Arabic. Cognate with Bengali লায়লা-মজনু (laẏla-mojonu)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɛː.lɑː ɔːɾ məd͡ʒ.nuː/, [lɛː.läː‿ɔːɾ‿mɐd͡ʒ.nuː]

Proper noun

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लैला और मजनू (lailā aur majnūm (Urdu spelling لیلی اور مجنوں)

  1. Layla and Majnun (a tragic love story similar to that of Romeo and Juliet)
  2. (figuratively) Romeo and Juliet (any pair of tragic lovers)

Declension

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