जंजीर

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zən.d͡ʒiːɾ/, [zɐ̃n.d͡ʒiːɾ], /d͡ʒən.d͡ʒiːɾ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.d͡ʒiːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

जंजीर • (zañjīrf

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)

Declension

Declension of जंजीर (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जंजीर
zañjīr
जंजीरें
zañjīrẽ
oblique जंजीर
zañjīr
जंजीरों
zañjīrõ
vocative जंजीर
zañjīr
जंजीरो
zañjīro

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنجیر (zanjīr). Compare Old Punjabi ਜੰਜੀਰੁ (jaṁjīru).

Noun

जंजीर (jãjīr)

  1. chain

Descendants

  • Hindustani: zañjīr
    Hindi: ज़ंजीर
    Urdu: زَنْجِیر (zanjīr)

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 533