معذرت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْذِرَة‎ (maʕḏira).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maʔziˈɾat/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /maʔzɪˈɾat/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæʔzeˈɾæt/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /maʔziˈɾat/

Noun

معذرت • (ma'zerat)

excuse, forgiveness, pardon

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (ma'zerat), from Arabic مَعْذِرَة‎ (maʕḏira).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː(ʔ).zə.ɾət̪/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /mɑː(ʔ).zə.ɾət̪/

Noun

مَعْذَرَت • (mā'zarat) f (Hindi spelling माज़रत)

apologies, sorry, excuse, pardon

References

“معذرت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“معذرت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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