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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”).
Noun
ਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)
- cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
- (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture
Synonyms
- ਜਫਾ ਕਰਨਾ (japhā karnā, “oppress”, verb)
- ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ m (japhākaś, “oppressor”)
Further reading
- “ਜਫਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024