جھڑ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀻 (jhaḍī), from Sanskrit *झडी (*jhaḍī, “rainstorm”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: càṛ IPA(key): /t͡ʃə˦ɽ/, [t͡ʃɐ˥˩ɽə̆]
Noun
جَھڑ • (jhaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੜ)
- shade of the sun caused by the cloud; cloud covering the sun; cloudy weather
- (chiefly obsolete) incessant rain
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | جَھڑ (jhaṛ) | جَھڑ (jhaṛ) |
| oblique | جَھڑ (jhaṛ) | جَھڑاں (jhaṛāṉ) |
| vocative | جَھڑا (jhaṛā) | جَھڑو (jhaṛo) |
| ablative | جَھڑوں (jhaṛoṉ) | — |
| locative | جَھڑے (jhaṛe) | جَھڑِیں (jhaṛīṉ) |
| instrumental | جَھڑوں (jhaṛoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “جھڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
- “ਝੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*jhaḍī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 294