ज़नाना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zanāna).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.nɑː.nɑː/, [zɐ.näː.näː], /d͡ʒə.nɑː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.näː.näː]

Adjective

ज़नाना • (zanānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زنانہ)

women's
feminine, womanly, effeminate

Derived terms

ज़नानापन (zanānāpan)

Noun

ज़नाना • (zanānā) m (Urdu spelling زنانہ)

harem, seraglio
eunuch

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

→ English: zenana

See also

मर्दाना (mardānā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “zanānā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 356

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