परहेज़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पर्हेज़ (parhez)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرهیز (parhēz).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.ɦeːz/, [pɐɾ.ɦeːz], /pəɾ.ɦeːd͡ʒ/, [pɐɾ.ɦeːd͡ʒ]

Noun

परहेज़ • (parhez) m (Urdu spelling پرہیز)

1. abstention, abstaining (from food, vices, etc.)

Declension

Declension of परहेज़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परहेज़ parhez	परहेज़ parhez
oblique	परहेज़ parhez	परहेज़ों parhezõ
vocative	परहेज़ parhez	परहेज़ो parhezo

Derived terms

• परहेज़ करना (parhez karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परहेज़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परहेज़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha