ਜਫਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਜਫ਼ਾ (jafā) — correct spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جَفَا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”).

Noun

ਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جَفا)

  1. cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
  2. (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture

Synonyms

  • ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ੀ (japhākśī)
  • ਜਫਾ ਕਰਨਾ (japhā karnā, “oppress”, verb)
  • ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ m (japhākaś, “oppressor”)

Further reading

  • “ਜਫਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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