झाड़

Hindi

Alternative forms

झार (jhār)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀟 (jhāḍa), from Sanskrit झाट (jhāṭa). Cognate to Gujarati ઝાડ (jhāḍ) and Marathi झाड (jhāḍ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːɽ/, [d͡ʒʱäːɽ]

Noun

झाड़ • (jhāṛ) m (Urdu spelling جھاڑ)

bushes, undergrowth; vegetation
झाड़ में साप छुप रहा है!
jhāṛ mẽ sāp chup rahā hai!
There's a snake hiding in the bushes!
chandelier
tree

Declension

Declension of *झाड़* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ jhāṛ
oblique	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ों jhāṛõ
vocative	झाड़ jhāṛ	झाड़ो jhāṛo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झाड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 393