ख़िदमतगार
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خدمتگار (xedmatgâr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɪd̪.mət̪.ɡɑːɾ/, /xɪd̪.mət̪.ɡɑːɾ/
Noun
ख़िदमतगार • (xidmatgār) m (Urdu spelling خدمتگار)
- servant
- खुदाई ख़िदमतगार ― khudāī xidmatgār ― Khudai Khidmatgar: "servants of God", non-violent struggle by Pashtuns against British rule
- Synonym: नौकर (naukar)
Declension
Declension of ख़िदमतगार | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | ख़िदमतगार (xidmatgār) | ख़िदमतगार (xidmatgār) |
Oblique | ख़िदमतगार (xidmatgār) | ख़िदमतगारों (xidmatgārõ) |
Vocative | ख़िदमतगार (xidmatgār) | ख़िदमतगारो (xidmatgāro) |
Descendants
- English: khitmatgar
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़िदमतगार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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