ज्वार-भाटा

Hindi

Alternative forms

ज्वारभाटा (jvārbhāṭā) — alternative spelling

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʋɑːɾ.bʱɑː.ʈɑː/, [d͡ʒʋäːɾ.bʱäː.ʈäː]

Noun

ज्वार-भाटा • (jvār-bhāṭā) m (Urdu spelling جوار بھاٹا)

the ebb and flow, the tide

Declension

Declension of *ज्वार-भाटा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ज्वार-भाटा jvār-bhāṭā	ज्वार-भाटे jvār-bhāṭe
oblique	ज्वार-भाटे jvār-bhāṭe	ज्वार-भाटों jvār-bhāṭõ
vocative	ज्वार-भाटे jvār-bhāṭe	ज्वार-भाटो jvār-bhāṭo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press