ख़मियाज़ा
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ख़ामियाज़ा (xāmiyāzā)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian خمیازه (xamiyāza, “yawn, stretching”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ख़मियाज़ा • (xamiyāzā) m (Urdu spelling خَمیازہ)
- burden, punishment
- Synonym: (punishment, more formally) सज़ा (sazā)
- stretching
Declension[edit]
Declension of ख़मियाज़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ख़मियाज़ा xamiyāzā |
ख़मियाज़े xamiyāze |
| oblique | ख़मियाज़े xamiyāze |
ख़मियाज़ों xamiyāzõ |
| vocative | ख़मियाज़े xamiyāze |
ख़मियाज़ो xamiyāzo |
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ḵẖamiyāzā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press