ज़नाना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna), equivalent to ज़न (zan) +‎ -आना (-ānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.nɑː.nɑː/, [zɐ.näː.näː], /d͡ʒə.nɑː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.näː.näː]

Adjective

ज़नाना • (zanānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زنانہ)

1. women's
2. feminine, womanly, effeminate

Derived terms

• ज़नानापन (zanānāpan)

Noun

ज़नाना • (zanānā) m (Urdu spelling زنانہ)

1. harem, seraglio
2. eunuch

Descendants

• → English: zenana

See also

• मर्दाना (mardānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “zanānā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 356