نسائیت

Urdu

Etymology

نِسا (nisā, “the female sex, womankind”) +‎ ـیت (-iyat, “-ity”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.sɑː.ɪ.jət̪/
Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

نِسائِیَت • (nisāiyat) f (Hindi spelling निसाइयत)

femininity
Synonyms: زَنانَہ پَن (zanāna pan), نِسوانِیَت (nisvāniyat)

Antonym: مَرْدانَگی (mardānagī)
effeminacy
Synonym: زَنْخا پَن (zanxā pan)
tenderness, delicacy
Synonym: نَزاکَت (nazākat)

References

“نسائیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“نسائیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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