ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਲਦਬਾਜ (jaldabāj) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جلد باز (jald-bāz), from جلد (jald, “quick”) and باز (bāz, “player”).

Adjective

ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ • (jaldabāz) (Shahmukhi spelling جلدباز)

1. reckless, brash, impetuous, rash

Derived terms

• ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (jaldabāzī, “recklessness”)

Further reading

• “ਜਲਦਬਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جلد باز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul