ਕਜ਼ੀਆ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਕਜਯਾ (kajyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قضیه (qazîyyah, case, affair), from Arabic قَضِيَّة (qaḍiyya).

Noun

ਕਜ਼ੀਆ • (kazīām (Shahmukhi spelling قضیے)

  1. bother (unpleasant task)
  2. dispute, quarrel

Further reading

  • ਕਜ਼ੀਆ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਜਯਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.