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Where does “नाजायज़” come from?

नाजायज़ (Hindi) comes from Hindi जायज़, from Persian جائز, from Arabic جَازَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

नाजायज़ (Hindi): banned, forbidden; false, illegitimate; improper,...

Definitions

  1. banned, forbidden; false, illegitimate; improper,...

Ancestry of “नाजायज़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजायज़allowed, permitted, permissible; legal, lawful
2Persianجائزpermissible
3Arabicجَازَto pass, pass by; to pass by; to pass through
4Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
5PersianیاAPI •; or; either
6Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
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