बेइज़्ज़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی عزت (bē-'izzat). Equivalent to बे- (be-) +‎ इज़्ज़त (izzat, “honour”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ɪz.zət̪/, [beː.ɪz.zɐt̪], /beː.ɪd̪.d͡ʒət̪/, [beː.ɪd̚.d͡ʒɐt̪]

Adjective

बेइज़्ज़त • (beizzat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بے عزت)

1. dishonoured, disgraced

Related terms

• बेइज़्ज़ती (beizzatī, “disrespect”)

References

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