औरत
Hindi
औरत
Etymology
From Persian عورت ('owrat, “woman; genitals; nudity”), from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʿawra, “genitals; nudity; woman”). The shift to “woman” is due to the doctrine of some Islamic schools that the whole female body is a form of “nudity” that must be covered in public.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔːɾət̪]
Declension
| Declension of औरत | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | औरत (aurat) | औरतें (aurtẽ) |
| Oblique | औरत (aurat) | औरतों (aurtõ) |
| Vocative | औरत (aurat) | औरतो (aurto) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “औरत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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