زمانہ

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See also: زمانه

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمانه (zamāna).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zə.mɑː.nɑ(ː)/
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  • Hyphenation: زَ‧ما‧نہ

Noun[edit]

زَمانَہ (zamānam (Hindi spelling ज़माना)

  1. era, age (ie. period in time)
    Synonyms: دَور (daur), عَرْصَہ ('arsa), زَماں (zamā̃)
  2. world
    Synonyms: عالَم ('ālam), دُنِیا (duniyā)
  3. reign (of an empire etc.)
    Synonyms: حُکُومَت (hukūmat), راج (rāj)

Declension[edit]

Declension of زمانہ
singular plural
direct زَمانہ (zamānah) زَمانے (zamāne)
oblique زَمانے (zamāne) زَمانوں (zamānõ)
vocative زَمانے (zamāne) زَمانو (zamāno)

Further reading[edit]

  • زمانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • زمانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “زمانہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.