izzat
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izzat¹
- /ˈɪzæt/
- /ˈɪz.zæt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani عِزَّت ('izzat) / इज़्ज़त (izzat), from Classical Persian عِزَّت (izzat, “honor, respect”), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza, “honor, power”).
noun
- Honour, pride; reputation. ‘But whether the native swaggers or cringes there's always something behind every remark he makes, always something, and if nothing else he's trying to increase his izzat – in plain Anglo-Saxon, to score.’
- A purported system of social credit alleged to be endemic to Indian culture that is used in Indophobic circles as an explanation for the perceived behaviour of Indians.
izzat²
- /ˈɪzæt/
- /ˈɪz.zæt/
contraction izat · zat · 'zat
- Contraction of is + that.
Talk about this word "izzat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/izzat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. izzat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/izzat "izzat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/izzat.Cite this
@misc{izzat_2026,
title = {izzat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/izzat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
