जान पड़ना

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːn pəɽ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn‿pɐɽ.näː]

Verb

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जान पड़ना (jān paṛnā) (Urdu spelling جان پڑنا)

  1. to seem, to appear [with को (ko) ‘to’]
    • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Aatmaaraam :
      यह लगातार ध्वनि सुनने के लोग इतने अभ्यस्त हो गए थे कि जब किसी कारण से बंद हो जाती, तो जान पड़ता था, कोई चीज़ गायब हो गयी।
      yah lagātār dhvani sunne ke log itne abhyast ho gae the ki jab kisī kāraṇ se band ho jātī, to jān paṛtā thā, koī cīz gāyab ho gayī.
      People were so accustomed to this unceasing sound that when it ceased for whatever reason, then it seemed to them, [as if] something went missing.
  2. to occur

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