इंतज़ार

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِظَار (intiẓār). Compare Bengali এন্তেজার (entejar), Punjabi ਇੰਤਜਾਰ (intajār), Gujarati ઇન્તઝાર (intajhār).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪn.t̪ə.zɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.zäːɾ], /ɪn.t̪ə.d͡ʒɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.d͡ʒäːɾ], /ɪn.t̪ɪ.zɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪ɪ.zäːɾ], /ɪn.t̪ɪ.d͡ʒɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪ɪ.d͡ʒäːɾ], /ɪn.t̪eː.zɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪eː.zäːɾ], /ɪn.t̪eː.d͡ʒɑːɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.t̪eː.d͡ʒäːɾ]

Noun

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इंतज़ार (intzārm (Urdu spelling انتظار)

  1. wait, waiting; expectation
    मैं यहाँ इंतज़ार में और कितना रुकूँ?
    ma͠i yahā̃ intazār mẽ aur kitnā rukū̃?
    How much longer should I stay and wait here?

Declension

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