हिमायत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (himāyat), from Arabic حِمَايَة (ḥimāya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.jət̪/, [ɦɪ.mäː.jɐt̪]

Noun

हिमायत • (himāyat) f (Urdu spelling حمایت)

support, backing, advocacy (of a side or cause)
Synonym: समर्थन (samarthan)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हिमायत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हिमायत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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