ظہرانہ

ظہرانہ

Kohistani Shina

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ظُہْرانَہ‎ (z̤uhrāna).

Noun

ظُہْرانَہ (z̤uhrāna)

1. lunch

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظهرانه‎ (z̤uhrāna). By surface analysis, ظہر‎ (z̤uhr, “midday; noon; dhuhr”) +‎ ـانہ‎ (āna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): [zoɦ.ɾɑː.nɑ(ː)]

Noun

ظُہْرانَہ • (z̤uhrāna) m (Hindi spelling ज़ोहराना)

1. lunch, lunchtime meal

Declension

Declension of ظہرانہ
	singular	plural
direct	ظُہْرانہ‎ (z̤uhrānah)	ظُہْرانے‎ (z̤uhrāne)
oblique	ظُہْرانے‎ (z̤uhrāne)	ظُہْرانوں‎ (z̤uhrānõ)
vocative	ظُہْرانے‎ (z̤uhrāne)	ظُہْرانو‎ (z̤uhrāno)

References

• “ظہرانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ظہرانہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.