जुलुम

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظلم (zulm), from Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm, “injustice”). Compare Bengali জুলুম (julum), Hindi ज़ुल्म (zulm).

Noun

जुलुम (julum) m

1. tyranny, torture

References

• Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “जुलुम”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 62