हिजड़ा
See also: हीजड़ा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Likely a derivative from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja), whence हीज (hīj, “defective; cowardly”). Some have suggested a formation from Arabic ه ج ر (h-j-r), relating to "fleeing" or "departure" from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”), but this derivation is inconclusive. Cognate with Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā) / ہجڑا (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), Marathi हिजडा (hij̈ḍā), Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa), Odia ହିଜଡ଼ (hijôṛô), Sinhalese [script needed] (hījiṛo).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
हिजड़ा • (hijṛā) m (Urdu spelling ہجڑا)
Declension edit
Declension of हिजड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hijja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press