इलज़ाम

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian الزام (ilzâm, “requirement, commitment, tie”), from Arabic أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, “to compel”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪl.zɑːm/, [ɪl.zä̃ːm], /ɪl.d͡ʒɑːm/, [ɪl.d͡ʒä̃ːm]

Noun

इलज़ाम • (ilzām) m (Urdu spelling اِلزام)

1. accusation, allegation

   (deprecated template usage) इलज़ाम लगाना ― ilzām lagānā ― to accuse

   Synonym: आरोप (ārop)