इज़्ज़त

See also: इजजत, इज़ज़त, इज्जत, इज़ाज़त, इजाजत, and इजाज़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('izzat), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza). Compare Assamese ইজ্জত (izzot), Bengali ইজ্জত (ijjot), Punjabi ਇੱਜ਼ਤ (izzat).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪz.zət̪/, [ɪz.zɐt̪], /ɪd̪.d͡ʒət̪/, [ɪd̚.d͡ʒɐt̪]

Noun

इज़्ज़त • (izzat) f (Urdu spelling عِزِّت)

honour, respect
Synonyms: सम्मान (sammān), मान (mān), प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)

अपनी इज़्ज़त अपने हाथ है।
apnī izzat apne hāth hai.
One's honor is in one's own hands. (proverb)

Declension

Declension of इज़्ज़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इज़्ज़त izzat	इज़्ज़तें izzatẽ
oblique	इज़्ज़त izzat	इज़्ज़तों izzatõ
vocative	इज़्ज़त izzat	इज़्ज़तो izzato

Derived terms

इज़्ज़त करना (izzat karnā)
बेइज़्ज़त (beizzat, “dishonoured”)
बेइज़्ज़ती (beizzatī, “disrespect”)

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