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Is purdah a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word purdah is a Scrabble US word. The word purdah is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3U1R1D2A1H4

Is purdah a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word purdah is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3U1R1D2A1H4

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6-letter words (1 found)

PURDAH,

5-letter words (2 found)

PRAHU,PURDA,

4-letter words (13 found)

DAUR,DRAP,DUAR,DURA,HAPU,HARD,HARP,HAUD,PARD,PRAD,PRAU,PRUH,PUHA,

3-letter words (20 found)

ARD,DAH,DAP,DUH,DUP,HAD,HAP,HUP,PAD,PAH,PAR,PUD,PUH,PUR,RAD,RAH,RAP,RUD,URD,URP,

2-letter words (9 found)

AD,AH,AR,DA,HA,PA,UH,UP,UR,

You can make 45 words from purdah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of purdah

purdah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani پردہ / पर्दा (pardā), and its etymon Classical Persian پرده (pardah, “curtain; screen; (archaic) veil”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːdə/, /-dɑː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝdə/
  • Hyphenation: pur‧dah

Noun

purdah (countable and uncountable, plural purdahs)

  1. (countable, chiefly South Asia, also figuratively) A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers. [from early 17th c.]
  2. (by extension)
    1. (countable) A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies. [from 20th c.]
      Hyponym: burka
    2. (uncountable) The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body. [from 19th c.]
    3. (uncountable, figuratively) Keeping apart; isolation, seclusion; also, concealment, secrecy. [from 20th c.]
    4. (countable, UK politics, potentially offensive) The period between the announcement of an election or referendum and its conclusion, during which civil servants refrain from making policy announcements or taking actions that could be seen as advantageous to certain candidates in the election.
    5. (uncountable, obsolete, rare) A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains. [19th c.]

Usage notes

As regards sense 2.4, the use of a term that refers to the practice of secluding women to mean a pre-election period in the United Kingdom is regarded by some people as offensive.

Alternative forms

  • pardah, purda

Derived terms

  • purdahed

Related terms

  • purdahnashin

Translations

See also

  • gosha

References

Further reading

  • purdah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • purdah (pre-election period) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • hard up, hard-up

Malay

Noun

purdah (Jawi spelling ڤورده, plural purdah-purdah, informal 1st possessive purdahku, 2nd possessive purdahmu, 3rd possessive purdahnya)

  1. veil (for a woman's face)

Further reading

  • “purdah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Source: wiktionary.org