ज़िला
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”). Compare Bengali জেলা (jelā), Nepali जिल्ला (jillā), Marathi जिल्हा (jilhā), Malayalam ജില്ല (jilla), Telugu జిల్లా (jillā), Tamil ஜில்லா (jillā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ज़िला • (zilā) m (Urdu spelling ضلع)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ज़िला (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
[edit]- → Telugu: జిల్లా (jillā)