ज़िला

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضِلْع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /zɪ.lɑː/, [zɪ.läː], /d͡ʒɪ.lɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ.läː]

Noun

ज़िला • (zilā) m (Urdu spelling ضلع)

  1. district
    Synonym: जनपद (janpad)
    इस ज़िले में हमें अधिक अधिकारियों की आवश्यकता है ।
    is zile mẽ hamẽ adhik adhikāriyõ kī āvaśyaktā hai .
    We are in need of more officers in this district.

Declension

Declension of ज़िला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ज़िला
zilā 		ज़िले
zile
oblique ज़िले
zile 		ज़िलों
zilõ
vocative ज़िले
zile 		ज़िलो
zilo

Descendants

  • → Nepali: जिल्ला (jillā)
  • → Telugu: జిల్లా (jillā)
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