झपट

Hindi

Etymology

Related with झपटना (jhapaṭnā, “to swoop down; to go quickly”) and झपाट (jhapāṭ, “quickness”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱə.pəʈ/, [d͡ʒʱɐ.pɐʈ]
• Rhymes: -əʈ

Noun

झपट • (jhapaṭ) f (Urdu spelling جھپٹ)

1. leap, pounce, swoop, bound
2. shock, impact (of an attack)
3. round (in a fight)

Declension

Declension of झपट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झपट jhapaṭ	झपटें jhapaṭẽ
oblique	झपट jhapaṭ	झपटों jhapaṭõ
vocative	झपट jhapaṭ	झपटो jhapaṭo

Derived terms

• झपट लेना (jhapaṭ lenā)
• झपट्टा (jhapaṭṭā)
• लपट-झपट (lapaṭ-jhapaṭ)

Related terms

• झपटना (jhapaṭnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झपट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 390
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “झपट”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 294