ਜ਼ਲੀਲ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਲੀਲ (jalīl) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذليل (zalīl), from Arabic ذَلِيل (ḏalīl). Compare Hindustani ذلیل / ज़लील (zalīl).

Adjective

ਜ਼ਲੀਲ • (zalīl) (Shahmukhi spelling ذليل)

1. disgraced, dishonoured, humiliated

Related terms

• ਜ਼ਲਾਲਤ f (zalālat, “disgrace”)

Further reading

• “ਜ਼ਲੀਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024