हाज़िर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حاضر (hāzir), from Arabic حَاضِر (ḥāḍir). Compare Gujarati હાજર (hājar), Bengali হাজির (hajir), Marathi हजर (hajar), Punjabi ਹਾਜ਼ਰ (hāzar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.zɪɾ/, [ɦäː.zɪɾ], /ɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/, [ɦäː.d͡ʒɪɾ]

Adjective

हाज़िर • (hāzir) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حاضر)

1. present, here

   Synonyms: उपस्थित (upasthit), मौजूद (maujūd)

   क्या मेम क्लास में हाज़िर थी आज?

   kyā mem klās mẽ hāzir thī āj?

   Was the teacher present for class today?

Derived terms

• हाज़िरी (hāzirī)
• हाज़िरजवाब (hāzirjavāb)
• हाज़िरजवाबी (hāzirjavābī)