جوجھنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀤𑀺 (jujjhadi), from Sanskrit युध्यते (yúdhyate).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːd͡ʒʱ.nɑː/

Verb

جُوجْھنا • (jūjhnā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling जूझना)

1. to wage war
2. to die in a war

Further reading

• “جوجھنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جوجھنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “جوجھنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.