झड़ी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀻 (jhaḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀟𑀻 (*jhaḍī), from Dravidian.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱə.ɽiː/, [d͡ʒʱɐ.ɽiː]

Noun edit

झड़ी • (jhaṛī) f (Urdu spelling جھڑی)

shower, barrage of rain that last days
(figurative) a barrage
सवालों की झड़ी ― savālõ kī jhaṛī ― a barrage of questions

Declension edit

Declension of झड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियाँ jhaṛiyā̃
oblique	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियों jhaṛiyõ
vocative	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियो jhaṛiyo

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhaḍī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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