हज़्म

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • हज़म (hazam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حذم‎ (hazm), from Arabic هَضْم‎ (haḍm).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəzm/, /ɦəd͡ʒm/, /ɦə.zəm/, [ɦə.zə̃m], /ɦə.d͡ʒəm/, [ɦə.d͡ʒə̃m]

Noun

हज़्म • (hazma) m (Urdu spelling حذم‎)

  1. digestion, breaking down of food
    इस दवाई को लेकर खाना जल्दी हज़्म हो जाएगा।
    is davāī ko lekar khānā jaldī hazm ho jāegā.
    This medicine will make digestion faster.
    Synonym: पाचन (pācan)
  2. (figurative) stealing; embezzlement

Declension
Declension of हज़्म (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हज़्म
hazma		 हज़्म
hazma
oblique हज़्म
hazma		 हज़्मों
hazmõ
vocative हज़्म
hazma		 हज़्मो
hazmo

Derived terms
  • हज़्म करना (hazma karnā)
  • हज़्मवर (hazmavar)
  • हज़्मावर (hazmāvar)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.