ज़ालिम

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظالم (zālim), from Arabic ظَالِم (ẓālim, tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous). Compare Bengali জালিম (jalim).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zɑː.lɪm/, [zäː.lɪ̃m], /d͡ʒɑː.lɪm/, [d͡ʒäː.lɪ̃m]

Adjective edit

ज़ालिम (zālim) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ظالم)

  1. cruel
  2. severe
    मर्दों के ज़ालिम नज़ारेंmardõ ke zālim nazārẽThe severe glances of men

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