ज़लील

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذلیل (zalīl).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.liːl/, [zɐ.liːl], /d͡ʒə.liːl/, [d͡ʒɐ.liːl]

Adjective

ज़लील • (zalīl) (Urdu spelling ذلیل)

1. abject, base
2. humiliated
3. dishonoured, insulted

Derived terms

• ज़लील करना (zalīl karnā)

 

References

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