झड़प

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit *𑀛𑀝 (*jhaṭa, “sudden movement”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀧𑁆𑀧- (-ppa-). Cognate with Gujarati ઝડપ (jhaḍap), Marathi झडप (jhaḍap).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱə.ɽəp/, [d͡ʒʱɐ.ɽɐp]

Noun

झड़प • (jhaṛap) f (Urdu spelling جھڑپ)

1. fight, squabble; fighting

Declension

Declension of झड़प (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झड़प jhaṛap	झड़पें jhaṛapẽ
oblique	झड़प jhaṛap	झड़पों jhaṛapõ
vocative	झड़प jhaṛap	झड़पो jhaṛapo

Related terms

• झड़पना (jhaṛapnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “jhaṛap”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 387
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhaṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press