جنجال

Persian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Urdu جنجال (janjāl) / Hindi जंजाल (jañjāl, “entanglements, complications, problems”), from Sanskrit जन (jana) + जालं (jālaṃ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒan.d͡ʒɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒän.d͡ʒɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒän.d͡ʒɑːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒän.d͡ʒɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒän.d͡ʒɔːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæn.d͡ʒɒːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒän.d͡ʒɔl]

Readings
Classical reading?	janjāl
Dari reading?	janjāl
Iranian reading?	janjâl
Tajik reading?	janjol

Noun

جنجال • (janjâl)

1. tumult, commotion, brawl
2. mob, raucous crowd

Derived terms

• جنجالی (janjâli)