ہمجنسیت
Urdu
Alternative forms
- ہم جنسیت (ham jinsiyat)
Etymology
From ہم (ham, “(like) us”) + جنس (jins, “sex”) + یت (iyat, “ism”), likely a calque of English homosexuality.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəm.d͡ʒɪn.sɪ.jət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun
ہَمْجِنْسِیَت • (hamjinsiyat) f
- (neologism) homosexuality
- Synonyms: ہم جنس پرستی (ham jins parastī), ہم جنس پسندی (ham jins pasandī)
References
- “ہم+جنسیت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.