Where does “हाज़िरजवाब” come from?

हाज़िरजवाब (Hindi) comes from Hindi हाज़िर, from Classical Persian حاضر, from Arabic حَاضِر — present.

हाज़िरजवाब (Hindi): quickwitted, quick-thinking

Definitions

  1. quickwitted, quick-thinking

Ancestry of “हाज़िरजवाब”, step by step

हाज़िरजवाब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हाज़िर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहाज़िरpresent, here
2Classical Persianحاضر
3Arabicحَاضِرpresent

via Hindi जवाब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजवाबanswer, reply, response
2Classical Persianجواب
3Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply

Words derived from “हाज़िरजवाब

Every word from Arabic حَاضِرEvery word from Classical Persian حاضرEvery word from Hindi हाज़िर