ہمجنسیت
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Urdu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ہم جنسیت (ham jinsiyat)
Etymology[edit]
From ہم (ham, “(like) us”) + جنس (jins, “sex”) + یت (iyat, “ism”), likely a calque of English homosexuality.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəm.d͡ʒɪn.sɪ.jət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun[edit]
ہَمْجِنْسِیَت • (hamjinsiyat) f (Hindi spelling हम्जिन्सियत)
- (neologism) homosexuality
- Synonyms: ہم جنس پرستی (ham jins parastī), ہم جنس پسندی (ham jins pasandī)
References[edit]
- “ہم+جنسیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.