ਜਫਾ
Punjabi
editAlternative forms
edit- ਜਫ਼ਾ (jafā)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”).
Noun
editਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)
- cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
- (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture
Synonyms
edit- ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ੀ (japhākśī)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ਜਫਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024