हिम्मत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian همت (himmat), from Arabic هِمَّة (himma). Compare Gujarati હિંમત (himmat), Marathi हिंमत (himmat), Punjabi ਹਿੰਮਤ (himmat) / ہِمت (himt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪm.mət̪/, [ɦɪ̃m.mɐt̪]

Noun

हिम्मत • (himmat) f (Urdu spelling ہمت)

1. courage, valour

Declension

Declension of हिम्मत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिम्मत himmat	हिम्मतें himmatẽ
oblique	हिम्मत himmat	हिम्मतों himmatõ
vocative	हिम्मत himmat	हिम्मतो himmato

Synonyms

• (courage): साहस (sāhas), हौसला (hauslā)