झगड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit *𑀛𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀟 (*jhaggaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), a reconstructed variant of 𑀛𑀕𑀟 (jhagaḍa). Cognate with Punjabi ਝਗੜਾ (jhagṛā) / جھَگْڑَا (jhagṛā), Sindhi جَهڳڙِو (jhaɠṛo), جهيڙو (jheṛo), Bengali ঝগড়া (jhogoṛa), Assamese জগৰ (zogor). See झगड़ना (jhagaṛnā) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱəɡ.ɽɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐɡ.ɽäː]

Noun

झगड़ा • (jhagṛā) m (Urdu spelling جھگڑا)

1. quarrel, dispute, altercation, quarrel, scuffle

   Synonyms: विवाद (vivād), बिबाद (bibād), तनाज़ो (tanāzo)

   झगड़ा मत खड़ा करो। ― jhagṛā mat khaṛā karo. ― Don't start an argument.

Declension

Declension of झगड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झगड़ा jhagṛā	झगड़े jhagṛe
oblique	झगड़े jhagṛe	झगड़ों jhagṛõ
vocative	झगड़े jhagṛe	झगड़ो jhagṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झगड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhagaḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 293