झाड़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• झार (jhār)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀟 (jhāḍa), from Sanskrit झाट (jhāṭa). Cognate to Gujarati ઝાડ (jhāḍ) and Marathi झाड (jhāḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːɽ/, [d͡ʒʱäːɽ]

Noun

झाड़ • (jhāṛ) m (Urdu spelling جھاڑ)

1. bushes, undergrowth; vegetation

   झाड़ में साप छुप रहा है!

   jhāṛ mẽ sāp chup rahā hai!

   There's a snake hiding in the bushes!

2. chandelier
3. tree

Declension

Declension of झाड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ jhāṛ
oblique	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ों jhāṛõ
vocative	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ो jhāṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झाड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 393