जुनून

See also: जनन, जननी, जानना, and जिन्न

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جنون (jonun), from Arabic جُنُون (junūn, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.nuːn/, [d͡ʒʊ.nũːn]

Noun

जुनून • (junūn) m (Urdu spelling جنون)

1. craziness, madness, insanity, passion

   वह जुनून की हालत में है। ― vah junūn kī hālat mẽ hai. ― He is in a state of madness.

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “جنون”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.