उलझना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • उरझना (urajhnā)

Etymology

Hindi verb set
उलझना (ulajhnā)
उलझाना (uljhānā)

A variant of अलुझना (alujhnā), अरुझना (arujhnā)—compare खजुली (khajulī) ~ खुजली (khujlī). Further from Prakrit उअरुज्झदि (uarujjhadi) with apheresis of the first syllable, from Sanskrit उपरुध्यते (uparudhyate, to be obstructed), from उप- (upa-) +‎ रुध्यते (rudhyate), from the root रुध् (rudh, to block) or alternatively from Prakrit *अरुज्झइ (arujjhaï) from Sanskrit आरुध्यते (ārudhyate, to be obstructed) from the same root. Cognate with Gujarati ઊલઝવું (ūlajhvũ), Punjabi ਉਲਝਣਾ (ulajhṇā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.ləd͡ʒʱ.nɑː/, [ʊ.lɐd͡ʒʱ.näː]

Verb

उलझना • (ulajhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling الجھنا)

  1. to be entangled, tangled
    धागे मेरे उंगलियों से उलझ गए।
    dhāge mere uṅgliyõ se ulajh gae.
    The string became entangled with my fingers.
  2. to be involved in
    किसी मामले में उलझनाkisī māmle mẽ ulajhnāto be involved in a matter
    1. to be involved in a quarrel or fight
      उलझ पड़नाulajh paṛnāto fight with
    2. to fall in love with
    3. (colloquial) to be engaged or married to

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