हजामत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حجامت (hajāmat), from Arabic حَجَامَة (ḥajāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.d͡ʒɑː.mət̪/, [ɦɐ.d͡ʒäː.mɐt̪]

Noun

हजामत • (hajāmat) f (Urdu spelling حَجامَت)

1. shaving

Declension

Declension of हजामत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हजामत hajāmat	हजामतें hajāmatẽ
oblique	हजामत hajāmat	हजामतों hajāmatõ
vocative	हजामत hajāmat	हजामतो hajāmato

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हजामत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हजामत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “हजामत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.