Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جائز (jā'iz), from Arabic جَائِز (jāʔiz).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.jəz/, [d͡ʒäː.jɐz], /d͡ʒɑː.jəd͡ʒ/, [d͡ʒäː.jɐd͡ʒ]

Adjective

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जायज़ (jāyaz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جائز)

  1. allowed, permitted, permissible
  2. legal, lawful
    Synonym: वैध (vaidh)

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