हजाम

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɦʌ(d)zäm]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: हजाम्

Noun

हजाम • (hajām) m

  1. a barber
    Synonyms: नाऊ (nāū), नाउ (nāu), नापित (nāpit)

Declension
Declension of हजाम
Singular Plural
nominative हजाम [ɦʌ(d)zäm] हजामहरू [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾu]
accusative हजामलाई [ɦʌ(d)zämläi] हजामहरूलाई [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative हजामले [ɦʌ(d)zämle] हजामहरूले [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾule]
dative हजामलाई [ɦʌ(d)zämläi] हजामहरूलाई [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾuläi]
ablative हजामबाट [ɦʌ(d)zämmoʈʌ] हजामहरूबाट [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive हजामको [ɦʌ(d)zämko] हजामहरूको [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾuko]
locative हजाममा [ɦʌ(d)zämmä] हजामहरूमा [ɦʌ(d)zämɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References
  1. “हजाम”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “हजाम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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