झड़ी

झड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀻 (jhaḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀟𑀻 (*jhaḍī), from Dravidian.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱə.ɽiː/

Noun

झड़ी • (jhaṛī) f (Urdu spelling جھڑی‎)

1. shower, barrage of rain that last days
2. (figurative) a barrage

   सवालों की झड़ी ― savālõ kī jhaṛī ― a barrage of questions

Declension

Declension of झड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियाँ jhaṛiyā̃
oblique	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियों jhaṛiyõ
vocative	झड़ी jhaṛī	झड़ियो jhaṛiyo

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*jhaḍī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press