हज़्म

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian هضم (hazm), from Arabic هَضْم (haḍm). Compare Assamese হজম (hozom), Bengali হজম (hojom).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəzm/, [ɦɐzm], /ɦəd͡ʒm/, [ɦɐd͡ʒm], /ɦə.zəm/, [ɦɐ.zɐ̃m], /ɦə.d͡ʒəm/, [ɦɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃m]

Noun[edit]

हज़्म • (hazm) m (Urdu spelling ہضم)

  1. digestion, breaking down of food
    Synonym: पाचन (pācan)
    इस दवाई को लेकर खाना जल्दी हज़्म हो जाएगा।
    is davāī ko lekar khānā jaldī hazma ho jāegā.
    This medicine will make digestion faster.
  2. (figurative) stealing; embezzlement

Declension[edit]

Declension of हज़्म (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हज़्म
hazm 		हज़्म
hazm
oblique हज़्म
hazm 		हज़्मों
hazmõ
vocative हज़्म
hazm 		हज़्मो
hazmo

Derived terms[edit]

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