ਜਫਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਫ਼ਾ (jafā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”).

Noun

ਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)

1. cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
2. (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture

Synonyms

• ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ੀ (japhākśī)

Related terms

• ਜਫਾ ਕਰਨਾ (japhā karnā, “oppress”, verb)
• ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ m (japhākaś, “oppressor”)

Further reading

• “ਜਫਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024