جھڑ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀻 (jhaḍī), from Sanskrit *झडी (jhaḍī, “rainstorm”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ˥˩ɽə̆/

Noun

جَھڑ • (jhaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੜ)

1. cloud covering the sun; cloudy weather; shade of the sun caused by the cloud
2. (rare) incessant rain

Declension

Declension of جھڑ
dir. sg.	جَھڑ (jhaṛ)
dir. pl.	جَھڑ (jhaṛ)
	singular	plural
direct	جَھڑ (jhaṛ)	جَھڑ (jhaṛ)
oblique	جَھڑ (jhaṛ)	جَھڑاں (jhaṛāṉ)
vocative	جَھڑا (jhaṛā)	جَھڑو (jhaṛo)
ablative	جَھڑوں (jhaṛoṉ)	جَھڑاں (jhaṛāṉ)
locative	جَھڑے (jhaṛe)	جَھڑِیں (jhaṛīṉ)
instrumental	جَھڑوں (jhaṛoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جھڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਝੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhaḍī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press