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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

गाज़ी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaazi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ghazi/ˈɡɑːzi/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15400 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"इतिहास में उसे एक वीर गाज़ी के रूप में याद किया जाता है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A Muslim warrior or fighter, particularly one who participates in campaigns against non-Muslims.

    "The historical chronicles describe the leader as a valiant ghazi who expanded the frontiers of the empire."
  2. 2

    An honorific title given to victorious Muslim military commanders or leaders.

    "Sultan Mehmed was granted the title of ghazi in recognition of his successful military campaigns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Arabic noun ghāzīn (meaning 'conqueror' or 'raider'), related to the verb ghazā ('to raid or make war'). Historically adopted into Persian and Turkish during the medieval Islamic era to denote a warrior who fought against non-Muslims, eventually entering English as a historical loanword in the 19th century.

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