उजड़ना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
उजड़ना (ujaṛnā)
उजाड़ना (ujāṛnā)
उजड़वाना (ujaṛvānā)

From Prakrit उज्जड (ujjaḍa, desolate, uprooted), *उज्जडइ (ujjaḍaï, is desolate, uprooted), related to Sanskrit जटा (jaṭā, root, hair). See the Prakrit entry for more. Compare उ- (u-, up-) +‎ जड़ (jaṛ, root).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.d͡ʒəɽ.nɑː/, [ʊ.d͡ʒɐɽ.näː]

Verb

उजड़ना • (ujaṛnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اُجَڑْنا)

  1. to decay, be dilapidated, waste away; to become desolate
    • Bahadur Shah Zafar:
      लगता नहीं है जी मेरा उजड़े दयार में
      किसकी बनी है आलम-ए-नापायेदार में
      lagtā nahī̃ hai jī merā ujṛe dayār mẽ
      kiskī banī hai ālam-e-nāpāyedār mẽ
      My heart has no repose in this despoiled land
      Who has ever felt fulfilled in this futile world?
  2. to be looted, ransacked, plundered
  3. to be squandered

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