ज़लज़ला

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic زَلْزَلَة (zalzala)bor.
    Classical Persian زَلْزَلَه (zalzala)bor.
    Hindi ज़लज़ला (zalazlā)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian زَلْزَلَه (zalzala), from Arabic زَلْزَلَة (zalzala). First attested in c. 1739 as Middle Hindi زلزلہ (zlzlh /⁠zalzala⁠/).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zəl.zə.lɑː/, [zɐl.zɐ.läː], /d͡ʒəl.d͡ʒə.lɑː/, [d͡ʒɐl.d͡ʒɐ.läː]
    • Hyphenation: ज़ल‧ज़‧ला
    • Rhymes: -ɑː

    Noun

    ज़लज़ला • (zalzalā) m (Urdu spelling زَلْزَلَہ)

    1. (rare) earthquake, seism
      Synonyms: भूकंप (bhūkamp), भूचाल (bhūcāl)

    Declension

    Declension of ज़लज़ला (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct ज़लज़ला
    zalzalā     		ज़लज़ले, ज़लाज़िल
    zalzale, zalāzil
    oblique ज़लज़ले
    zalzale     		ज़लज़लों, ज़लाज़िलों
    zalzalõ, zalāzilõ
    vocative ज़लज़ले
    zalzale     		ज़लज़लो, ज़लाज़िलो
    zalzalo, zalāzilo

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