ਜਫਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, be crude).

Noun

ਜਫਾ (japhāf (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)

  1. cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
  2. (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture

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Further reading

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