قبضہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian قبضه (qabze, “property, fist, power”), from Arabic قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “clutch, fist, authority”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qəb.zə/
- Rhymes: -zə
Noun
قبضہ • (qabza) m (Hindi spelling क़ब्ज़ा)
- occupation; annexation, takeover
- seizure (of property, assets, etc.)
- اس زمین پر لینڈ مافیا کا قبضہ ہے۔
- is zamīn par laiṇḍ māfiyā kā qabza hai.
- The land mafia has taken over this land.
- (literally, “On this land, is the land mafia's occupation.”)
Declension
| Declension of قبضہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | قَبْضَہ (qabzah) | قَبْضَے (qabze) |
| oblique | قَبْضَے (qabze) | قَبْضَوں (qabzõ) |
| vocative | قَبْضَے (qabze) | قَبْضَو (qabzo) |
Derived terms
- قبضہ کرنا (qabza karnā, “to seize”)
References
- “قبضہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “قبضہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.