ज़बरदस्ती

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زبردستی (zabardastī). By surface analysis, ज़बरदस्त (zabardast) +‎ -ई (). Compare Gujarati જબરદસ્તી (jabardastī).

Noun

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ज़बरदस्ती (zabardastīf (Urdu spelling زبردستی)

  1. act of forcing, coercion
  2. forcing (sexually), sexual coercion

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Adverb

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ज़बरदस्ती (zabardastī) (Urdu spelling زبردستی)

  1. forcibly