ख़िदमतगार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خدمتگار (xedmatgâr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɪd̪.mət̪.ɡɑːɾ/, [xɪd̪.mɐt̪.ɡäːɾ], /kʰɪd̪.mət̪.ɡɑːɾ/, [kʰɪd̪.mɐt̪.ɡäːɾ]

Noun

ख़िदमतगार • (xidmatgār) m (Urdu spelling ‎خدمتگار)

1. servant

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   खुदाई ख़िदमतगार

   khudāī xidmatgār

   Khudai Khidmatgar: "servants of God", non-violent struggle by Pashtuns against British rule

   Synonym: नौकर (naukar)

Descendants

• English: khitmatgar

References

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