जंजीर

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zən.d͡ʒiːɾ/, , /d͡ʒən.d͡ʒiːɾ/,
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

जंजीर (zañjīrf

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)

Declension

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنجیر (zanjīr). Compare Old Punjabi ਜੰਜੀਰੁ (jaṁjīru).

Noun

जंजीर (jãjīr)

  1. chain

Descendants

  • Hindustani: zañjīr
    Hindi: ज़ंजीर
    Urdu: زَنْجِیر (zanjīr)

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 533