जुर्रत

See also: जुर्रति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جُرْأَت (jur'at), from Arabic جُرْأَة (jurʔa). First attested in c. 1741 as Middle Hindi جرات (jrat /⁠jurat⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊɾ.ɾət̪/, [d͡ʒʊr.rɐt̪]
• Hyphenation: जु‧र्रत, जुर्‧रत
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

जुर्रत • (jurrat) f (Urdu spelling جُرّأَت)

1. courage, nerve, daring

   Synonyms: हिम्मत (himmat), साहस (sāhas)

Declension

Declension of जुर्रत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुर्रत jurrat	जुर्रतें jurratẽ
oblique	जुर्रत jurrat	जुर्रतों jurratõ
vocative	जुर्रत jurrat	जुर्रतो jurrato

Alternative forms

• जुरअत (jur'at)

Further reading

More information

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुर्रत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 378
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जुर्रत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1782
• “जुर्रत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• “जुर्रत”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.