ज़ंबूरक
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जंबूरक (jambūrak)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زنبورک (zanburak), from زنبور (zanbur, “wasp”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix), from Arabic زَنْبُور (zanbūr), an alternative pronunciation of Modern Standard Arabic زُنْبُور (zunbūr, “hornet”), ultimately from Aramaic זבּור (zibbūr, “hornet”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /zəm.buː.ɾək/, [zɐ̃m.buː.ɾɐk], /d͡ʒəm.buː.ɾək/, [d͡ʒɐ̃m.buː.ɾɐk]
Noun
ज़ंबूरक • (zambūrak) m (Urdu spelling زنبورک)
- a swivel gun mounted on camel
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज़ंबूरक zambūrak |
ज़ंबूरक zambūrak |
| oblique | ज़ंबूरक zambūrak |
ज़ंबूरकों zambūrakõ |
| vocative | ज़ंबूरक zambūrak |
ज़ंबूरको zambūrako |
Descendants
- English: zamburak