झा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyāpaka, “teacher”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑː/, [d͡ʒʱäː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

झा • (jhā) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جھا)

1. a surname, Jha.

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of झा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झा jhā	झा jhā
oblique	झा jhā	झाओं jhāõ
vocative	झा jhā	झाओ jhāo

Declension of झा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झा jhā	झाएँ jhāẽ
oblique	झा jhā	झाओं jhāõ
vocative	झा jhā	झाओ jhāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhyāpaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press