ज़ब्त

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ضبط (zabt), from Arabic ضَبْط (ḍabṭ). Compare Punjabi ਜ਼ਬਤ (zabat) / ضَبط (ẓabt̤), Bengali জব্দ (jobdo), Gujarati જપ્ત (japt), Marathi जप्त (j̈apta).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zəbt̪/, [zɐbt̪], /d͡ʒəbt̪/, [d͡ʒɐbt̪]

Adjective

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ज़ब्त (zabt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ضبط)

  1. seized, confiscated
    सरकार ने अमीरों की संपत्ति ज़ब्त कर ली है।
    sarkār ne amīrõ kī sampatti zabt kar lī hai.
    The government has seized the property of the rich.

Noun

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ज़ब्त (zabtm (Urdu spelling ضبط)

  1. seizing, confiscation
  2. control, composure

Declension

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Derived terms

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