جابجا

Persian

Etymology

From جا (“jâ”) +‎ به (“be”) +‎ جا (“jâ”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː bä d͡ʒɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː bä d͡ʒɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔː bä d͡ʒɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? jā ba jā
Dari reading? jā ba jā
Iranian reading? jâ be jâ
Tajik reading? jo ba jo

Adjective

Dari جابجا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷобаҷо

جابجا • (jâbejâ)

  1. of or pertaining to having switched places, e.g., when a red marker's cap is placed on a blue marker while the blue marker's cap is place on the red marker. In this case, the caps are said to be جابجا.

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: cabəca
  • → Urdu: جابجا
  • → Uzbek: jobajo

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جابجا (jā-ba-jā, literally “(from) place to place”).

Adverb

جابجا • (jābajā) (Hindi spelling जाबजा)

  1. here and there
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