जनाज़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جنازه (janāza), from Arabic جَنَازَة (janāza). Compare Assamese জানাজা (zanaza), Bengali জানাজা (janaja).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.nɑː.zɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.näː.zäː], /d͡ʒə.nɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.näː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

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जनाज़ा (janāzām (Urdu spelling جنازہ)

  1. mortuary bier, coffin
    जनाज़ा उठनाjanāzā uṭhnāa funeral to begin (literally, “a coffin to be raised”)
  2. corpse
    Synonyms: लाश (lāś), शव (śav), लोथ (loth), मुरदा (murdā)

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