ذلیل

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَلِيل (ḏalīl).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ḏalīl, zalīl
Dari reading? zalīl
Iranian reading? zalil
Tajik reading? zalil

Adjective

Dari ذلیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik залил

ذلیل • (zalil)

  1. humiliated; dishonored; contemptible
  2. weak
  3. despicable
  4. insulting

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: ज़लील (zalīl)
    Urdu: ذَلِیل (zalīl)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਲੀਲ (zalīl)
    Shahmukhi script: ذلیل (zalīl)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلیل (zalīl), from Arabic ذَلِيل (ḏalīl). Compare Punjabi ذليل / ਜ਼ਲੀਲ (zalīl).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ذَلِیل • (zalīl) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़लील)

  1. humiliated; dishonoured
  2. despicable, insulting

References

  • “ذلیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ذلیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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