ज़िला

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضِلْع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zɪ.lɑː/, [zɪ.läː], /d͡ʒɪ.lɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ.läː]

Noun

ज़िला • (zilā) m (Urdu spelling ضلع)

  1. district
    Synonym: जनपद (janpad)
    इस ज़िले में हमें ज्यादा अधिकारियों की ज़रूरत हैं।
    is zile mẽ hamẽ jyādā adhikāriyõ kī zarūrat ha͠i.
    We are in need of more officers in this district.

Declension

Declension of ज़िला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ज़िला
zilā 		ज़िले
zile
oblique ज़िले
zile 		ज़िलों
zilõ
vocative ज़िले
zile 		ज़िलो
zilo

Descendants

  • → Nepali: जिल्ला (jillā)
  • → Telugu: జిల్లా (jillā)
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