ژیاں

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ژیان (žiyān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʒɪ.jɑ̃ː/, /zɪ.jɑ̃ː/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃ː

Adjective

ژِیاں • (źiyā̃) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling झ़ियाँ)

1. fierce, truculent, rapacious
2. ferocious, courageous

References

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