एवज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('iwaz), from Arabic عِوَض (ʕiwaḍ). Compare Marathi ऐवजी (aivjī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /eː.ʋəz/, [eː.ʋɐz], /eː.ʋəd͡ʒ/, [eː.ʋɐd͡ʒ]

Noun

एवज़ • (evaz) m (Urdu spelling عوض)

substitute
exchange, return, requital

Declension

Declension of एवज़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	एवज़ evaz	एवज़ evaz
oblique	एवज़ evaz	एवज़ों evazõ
vocative	एवज़ evaz	एवज़ो evazo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “एवज़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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