جور

جور

See also: خور‎, چور‎, خوز‎, and جوز‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج و ر‎ (j-w-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawr/

Noun

جَوْر • (jawr) m

1. verbal noun of جَارَ‎ (jāra) (form I)
2. injustice, oppression, tyranny

   Synonym: ظُلْم‎ (ẓulm)

Declension

Declension of noun جَوْر (jawr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوْر jawr	الْجَوْر‎ al-jawr	جَوْر jawr
Nominative	جَوْرٌ jawrun	الْجَوْرُ‎ al-jawru	جَوْرُ jawru
Accusative	جَوْرًا‎ jawran	الْجَوْرَ‎ al-jawra	جَوْرَ jawra
Genitive	جَوْرٍ jawrin	الْجَوْرِ‎ al-jawri	جَوْرِ jawri

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuɾ/

Etymology 1

From earlier جاوَر‎ (jâvar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws. Cognate with Parthian yʾwr (/yāwar/, “time, occasion”).

Noun

جور • (jur)

1. state, condition
2. sort, kind

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cür

Etymology 2

Clipping of همجور‎ (hamjur).

Adjective

جور • (jur)

1. similar

   ‏این اصلا با من جور نیست.‎‎ (colloquial)

   in aslan bâ man jur nist.

   This doesn’t fit me (isn’t similar to me) at all

2. of the same kind
3. fitting

Derived terms

• ناجور‎ (nâjur)
• جوره‎ (jure)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvará).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʋəɾ/

Noun

جْوَر • (jvar) m (Hindi spelling ज्वर)

1. fever (abnormally high body temperature)

   Synonym: بُخار‎ (buxār)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 09-11-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎