ਜਾਲ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जाल (jāla). Compare Hindi जाल (jāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒäːɭə̆/
  • Rhymes: -äːɭ, -äːl

Noun

ਜਾਲ਼ • (jāḷ) m (Shahmukhi spelling جاࣇ or جال)

  1. net
  2. (figuratively) trap
    ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਾਲ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਫਸ ਜਾਣਗੇ।
    uha āpaṇe jāḷ vicca hī phas jāṇge.
    They will fall right into their own trap.
    (literally, “They own trap in right stuck will be.”)

References

  • “ਜਾਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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