ज़माना

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See also: जमाना, जमना, ज़माने, जामुन, and ज़मीन

Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمانه (zamāna), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ẕmʾnk' /⁠zamānag⁠/). Compare Punjabi ਜ਼ਮਾਨਾ (zamānā) / زَمانہ (zamānh), Gujarati જમાનો (jamāno), Marathi जमाना (jamānā), Bengali জামানা (jamana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zə.mɑː.nɑː/, [zɐ.mäː.näː], /d͡ʒə.mɑː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.mäː.näː]

Noun[edit]

ज़माना • (zamānā) m (Urdu spelling زَمَانَہ)

  1. age, era
    Synonym: युग (yug)
  2. period
    Synonym: पीढ़ी (pīṛhī)
    पुराने ज़माने में हम काम बिजली के बिना करते थे।
    purāne zamāne mẽ ham kām bijlī ke binā karte the.
    In the olden days, we worked without electricity.

Declension[edit]

Declension of ज़माना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ज़माना
zamānā 		ज़माने
zamāne
oblique ज़माने
zamāne 		ज़मानों
zamānõ
vocative ज़माने
zamāne 		ज़मानो
zamāno

References[edit]

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