جعلی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جعلی (ja'li).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.liː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

جعلی • (jālī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling जाली)

1. fake, counterfeit

   Synonym: نقلی (naqlī)

2. forged, fabricated
3. imitative

References

• “جعلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جعلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.