ज़माना

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Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمانه (zamāna), from Middle Persian (ẕmʾnk' /⁠zamānag⁠/). Compare Punjabi ਜ਼ਮਾਨਾ (zamānā) / زَمانہ (zamānh), Gujarati જમાનો (jamāno), Marathi जमाना (jamānā), Bengali জামানা (jamana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zə.mɑː.nɑː/, , /d͡ʒə.mɑː.nɑː/,

Noun

ज़माना (zamānām (Urdu spelling زَمَانَہ)

  1. age, era
    Synonym: युग (yug)
  2. period
    Synonym: पीढ़ी (pīṛhī)
    पुराने ज़माने में हम काम बिजली के बिना करते थे।
    purāne zamāne mẽ ham kām bijlī ke binā karte the.
    In the olden days, we worked without electricity.

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