हिंमत

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian همت‎ (hemmat), from Arabic هِمَّة‎ (himma). Compare Gujarati હિંમત (himmat), Hindi हिम्मत (himmat), Punjabi ਹਿੰਮਤ (himmat) / ہِمت‎ (imt).

Noun

हिंमत • (himmat) f

  1. courage, guts

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “हिंमत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “हिंमत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “हिमत_हिम्मत”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
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