ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਲਾਲਤ (jalālat) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلالت (zalālat), from Arabic ذَلالة (ḏalāla), from the verb ذَلَّ (ḏalla, “to be low / humble”).

Noun

ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ • (zalālat) f (Shahmukhi spelling ذلالت)

1. humiliation, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy, shame, mortification, degradation

Related terms

• ਜ਼ਲੀਲ (zalīl, “disgraced”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024