जायज़ा

See also: जायज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (jā'iza, “prize; examination; confirmation”), from Arabic جَائِزَة (jāʔiza, “prize, reward”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːj.zɑː/, [d͡ʒäːj.zäː], /d͡ʒɑːj.d͡ʒɑː/, [d͡ʒäːj.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

जायज़ा • (jāyzā) m (Urdu spelling جائزہ)

examination, checking
यह आपका सामान का जायज़ा लेगा।
yah āpkā sāmān kā jāyzā legā.
He will check your bags.
verification, confirmation

Declension

Declension of *जायज़ा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जायज़ा jāyzā	जायज़े jāyze
oblique	जायज़े jāyze	जायज़ों jāyzõ
vocative	जायज़े jāyze	जायज़ो jāyzo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “jayza”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 368