حبشی

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حبشی (habašī, Abyssinian; Negro; black slave), from Arabic حَبَشِيّ (ḥabašiyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَبْشی (habśīm or f (Hindi spelling हब्शी)

  1. (sometimes derogatory, ethnic slur) dark-skinned African, Negro, black man
  2. (dated) Abyssinian, Ethiopian

References

  • حبشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • حبشی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.