ਜ਼ੈਲ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜੈਲ (jail)

Etymology

From Arabic ذَيْل (ḏayl).

Noun

ਜ਼ੈਲ • (zail) f (Shahmukhi spelling ذَیل)

1. (historical) zail (former administrative unit consisting of forty to a hundred villages)

Related terms

• ਜ਼ੈਲਦਾਰ m (zaildār, “zaildar”)

Further reading

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