ज़रूर

See also: ज़रूरी

Hindi

FWOTD – 1 April 2023

Alternative forms

• जरूर (zarūr) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضرور (zarūr), from Arabic ضَرُور (ḍarūr). Compare Punjabi ਜ਼ਰੂਰ (zarūr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.ɾuːɾ/, [zɐ.ɾuːɾ], /d͡ʒə.ɾuːɾ/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɾuːɾ]
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adverb

ज़रूर • (zarūr) (Urdu spelling ضرور)

1. certainly, surely

   Synonym: अवश्य (avaśya)

   • 1882, Lakṣmīśaṇkar Miśra, Padārthvigyānviṭap‎^[1]:

     जो कुछ कि जहान में होता है उसे ग़ौर से देखने और उसके सबब को सोचने से ज़ुरूर बड़ा फ़ायदा होता है।

     jo kuch ki jahān mẽ hotā hai use ġaur se dekhne aur uske sabab ko socne se zurūr baṛā fāydā hotā hai.

     It is certainly beneficial to closely examine and think about the causes for everything that occurs in the world.

Interjection

ज़रूर • (zarūr) (Urdu spelling ضرور)

1. definitely; of course!

   Synonym: पक्का (pakkā)

Related terms

• ज़रूरत (zarūrat)
• ज़रूरी (zarūrī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जरूर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha