जायज़ा

See also: जायज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جائزه (jā'iza, “prize; examination; confirmation”), from Arabic جَائِزَة (jāʔiza, “prize, reward”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːj.zɑː/, [d͡ʒäːj.zäː], /d͡ʒɑːj.d͡ʒɑː/, [d͡ʒäːj.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

जायज़ा • (jāyzā) m (Urdu spelling جائزہ)

1. examination, checking

   यह आपका सामान का जायज़ा लेगा।

   yah āpkā sāmān kā jāyzā legā.

   He will check your bags.

2. verification, confirmation

Declension

Declension of जायज़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जायज़ा jāyzā	जायज़े jāyze
oblique	जायज़े jāyze	जायज़ों jāyzõ
vocative	जायज़े jāyze	जायज़ो jāyzo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “jayza”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 368