جیالا
Urdu
Etymology
From جی (jī, “heart”) + والا (vālā, “one (who is/has)”). Possibly a borrowing from Punjabi [Term?] or Sindhi [Term?] (where والا (vālā) would be آلا (ālā)).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪ.jɑː.lɑː/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.jɑː.lɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: جِ‧یا‧لا
Noun
جِیالا • (jiyālā) m (Hindi spelling जियाला)
- (Pakistani politics) a member or supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
Declension
| Declension of جیالا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | جیالا (jiyālā) | جیالے (jiyāle) |
| oblique | جیالے (jiyāle) | جیالوں (jiyālõ) |
| vocative | جیالے (jiyāle) | جیالو (jiyālo) |
Adjective
جِیالا • (jiyālā) (Hindi spelling जियाला)
- brave, courageous
- loyal, devoted (extremely)
- (figuratively, politics) blind
References
- “جیالا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “جیالا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.