حضرت
Arabic
Etymology 1
Verb
حضرت (form I)
- حَضَرْتُ (ḥaḍartu) /ħa.dˤar.tu/: first-person singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرْتَ (ḥaḍarta) /ħa.dˤar.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرْتِ (ḥaḍarti) /ħa.dˤar.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حَضَرَتْ (ḥaḍarat) /ħa.dˤa.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتُ (ḥuḍirtu) /ħu.dˤir.tu/: first-person singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتَ (ḥuḍirta) /ħu.dˤir.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرْتِ (ḥuḍirti) /ħu.dˤir.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
- حُضِرَتْ (ḥuḍirat) /ħu.dˤi.rat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara)
Etymology 2
Verb
حضرت (form II)
- حَضَّرْتُ (ḥaḍḍartu) /ħadˤ.dˤar.tu/: first-person singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرْتَ (ḥaḍḍarta) /ħadˤ.dˤar.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرْتِ (ḥaḍḍarti) /ħadˤ.dˤar.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حَضَّرَتْ (ḥaḍḍarat) /ħadˤ.dˤa.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتُ (ḥuḍḍirtu) /ħudˤ.dˤir.tu/: first-person singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتَ (ḥuḍḍirta) /ħudˤ.dˤir.ta/: second-person masculine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرْتِ (ḥuḍḍirti) /ħudˤ.dˤir.ti/: second-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
- حُضِّرَتْ (ḥuḍḍirat) /ħudˤ.dˤi.rat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of حَضَّرَ (ḥaḍḍara)
Azerbaijani
Noun
حضرت
- Arabic spelling of həzrət
Chagatai
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حضرت • (ḥżrt /häzrät/)
- presence
- Honorific
- 1929 June 13, رسالۀ کاسیب [/risālä-i kāsīb/, Risalah of the Merchant][1]:
- حضرت آدم علیه السّلامغه حضرت جبرائیل علیه السّلام تیزتین کلیب ایدیکیم ای آدم سنکا خدای تبارک و تعالی سلام یارلیقادی
- ḥżrt ʾādm ʿlyh ʾlslāmġh ḥżrt jbrāʾyl ʿlyh ʾlslām tyztyn klyb ʾydykym ʾy ʾādm snkā xdāy tbārk w tʿāly slām yārlyqādy
- /häzrät-i ādäm ʾälayhi ässälāmġa häzrät-i jibrāʾil ʾäläyhi ässälām tiztin? kälip äydikim "äy ādäm, saŋa xudāy-ı täbārük wä täʾālā sälām yarlıqadı"./
- Gabriel quickly? came to Adam, [and] said "O Adam, God Almighty and blessed has commanded you peace".
Usage notes
As an honorific, حضرت is a pluralia tantum, i.e. only plural case forms are used for the word. In this sense, possessive forms are also infrequent.
Declension
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Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حَضْرَت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حضرت • (hazret)
- a presence
- A title of respect
- 1521, Piri Reis, کتاب بحریه [Kitab-ı Bahriye, Book of the Sea][2]:
- دَرْبَیَانِ سَبَبِ تَالِیفِ كِتَابْ
وَسَبَبِ تَالِیفِ كِتَابْ بُودُرْكِیمْ [sic]حَضِرَتِ پَاشَاهِ عَالَمْ پَنَاهُكْ آسِتَانَهِٔ دَوْلَتْ آشِیَانِنَه وَدَرِ سَعَادَتْ بِخْشِنَه طَوَایِفِ دَهْرِ كَامِللَرٖی اَنْوَاعِ فُنُونْدَنْ تُحْفَهلَرْ كَتُورْمِشْلَرْدُرْكِمْ دَوْلَتْلُو خُدَاوَنْدِكَارِك هِمَّتِ بٖیهَمْتَاسٖیلَه عَالَمْدَه وُجُودْ بُولُوبْ نَامِ نِشَانْ صَاحِبْلَرٖی اُولَهلَرْ- der beyan-ı sebeb-i teʼlif-i kitab
ve-sebeb-i teʼlif-i kitab budurkim hazireti paşah-i ʼalem penahuñ asitane-i devlet aşiyanına ve-der-i saʼadet bahşine tavayif-i dehr-i kâmilleri envaʼ-ı fünundan tuhfeler getürmişlerdürkim devletlü hudavendigârıñ himmet-i bi-hemtasıyla ʼalemde vücud bulub nam-ı nişan sahibleri olalar. - the reason of the composition of the book
the reason of the composition of this book is thus: the most perfect people of the world brought gifts of various sciences to the heavenly state city of the world's sultan and to its gate of happiness, so that with the grace and favor of the sultan, their names were made eternal in the world.
- der beyan-ı sebeb-i teʼlif-i kitab
Descendants
- Turkish: hazret
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hazret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “حضرت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 790
Pashto
Etymology
Noun
حضرت • (hazrát) ?
- presence
- Honorific
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /haz.ˈrat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [häz.ɾát̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæz.ɹǽt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häz.ɾát̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hazrat |
| Dari reading? | hazrat |
| Iranian reading? | hazrat |
| Tajik reading? | hazrat |
Noun
حضرت • (hazrat) (Tajik spelling ҳазрат)
- (archaic) presence
- Synonym: حضور (huzūr / hozur)
- Honorific
- حضرت بهاءالله
- hazrat-e bahâ'o-l-lâh
- His Holiness Baháʼu'lláh
Usage notes
The honorific title is used for Islamic prophets, Shia Imams, some Imamzadas, and occasionally poets, e.g. حضرت مولانا (hazrat-i mawlānā / hazrat-e mowlânâ, "Rumi"). It is also used to refer to central figures of the Bahá'í Faith, e.g. Manifestations of God or Biblical figures.
Descendants
- → Bengali: হজরত (hojrot)
- → Chagatai: حضرت (ḥżrt /häzrät/)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi script: حَضْرَت (ḥaẓrat)
- → Sindhi: حَضْرَتُ (ḥaẓratu)
- → Turkmen: hezret
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “حضرت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حَضْرَت • (ḥaẓrat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਜ਼ਰਤ)
Noun
حَضْرَت • (ḥaẓrat) m or f by sense (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਜ਼ਰਤ)
- a title applied to any great man, the object of resort, your or his Majesty, Highness, Excellency, Eminence, Worship, or Holiness, etc. (when so used respectfully instead of a pronoun or name the gender of the person to whom it has reference is adopted)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “حضرت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Noun
حَضْرَتُ • (ḥaẓratu) m (Devanagari हज़्रतु)
- Honorific
Further reading
- “حضرت”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866–1938
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حضرت (hazrat), from Arabic حَضْرَة (ḥaḍra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦəd̪.ɾət̪/, [ɦəz.ɾət̪]
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: حَضْ‧رَت
Proper noun
حَضْرَت • (hazrat) m (formal plural حضرات, Hindi spelling हज़रत)
- Hadrat (a title applied to any great man, his Majesty, Highness, Excellency, Eminence, Worship, or Holiness, etc. (when so used respectfully instead of a pronoun or name the gender of the person to whom it has reference is adopted)
Descendants
- → English: Hazrat
Noun
حَضْرَت • (hazrat) m (Hindi spelling हज़रत)
Further reading
- “حضرت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حضرت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “حضرت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “حضرت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.