नज़ाकत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نزاکت.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.zɑː.kət̪/, [nɐ.zäː.kɐt̪], /nə.d͡ʒɑː.kət̪/, [nɐ.d͡ʒäː.kɐt̪]

Adjective

नज़ाकत • (nazākat) f (Urdu spelling نزاکت)

1. delicateness, delicacy
2. thinness
3. elegance, politeness
4. finesse

Synonyms

• बारीकी (bārīkī, “thinness”)

Related terms

• नाज़ुक (nāzuk, “delicate”)

References

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