Meanings
izzat1
- IndiaNorthPakistanuncountableHonour, pride; reputation.
‘She has cut off our noses. And our izzat.’
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 101 more example
‘But whether the native swaggers or cringes there's always something behind every remark he makes, always something, and if nothing else he's trying to increase his izzat – in plain Anglo-Saxon, to score.’
1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 29 - derogatoryuncountableA purported system of social credit alleged to be endemic to Indian culture that is used in Indophobic circles as an explanation for the perceived behaviour of Indians.
izzat2
Origin
- Arabicعِزَّة“honor, power”
- Classical Persianعِزَّت“honor, respect”
- Hindustani
- Englishizzat
Borrowed from Hindustani عِزَّت ('izzat) / इज़्ज़त (izzat), from Classical Persian عِزَّت (izzat, “honor, respect”), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza, “honor, power”).
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