जुमेरात

Hindi

Etymology

From जुमा (jumā) +‎ रात (rāt), because as per Islamic tradition, the day changes at sunset.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.meː.ɾɑːt̪/, [d͡ʒʊ.meː.ɾäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

जुमेरात • (jumerāt) m (Urdu spelling جمعرات)

1. Thursday

   Synonyms: गुरुवार (guruvār), बृहस्पतिवार (bŕhaspativār)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જુમેરાત (jumerāt)

References

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