جزا — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
جزا (ǰazā́) is a Pashto n-f meaning “punishment” in English او په اردو کې د «عقاب، دنڈ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form جزاګانې.
Meanings · Entry 16
ماناوې او تعریفونهجزا ليدل
“to be punished”
مجرم کو اس کے اعمال کی سخت سزا دی گئی۔
Proverbs (Mataloona)2 unique
ولسي متلونه«جزا د عمل حق ده»
“The reward or punishment of an action is a certainty.”
عمل کا بدلہ حق اور طے شدہ ہے۔
«د عمل جزا حق دي»
“The reward or consequence of one's deed is absolute truth.”
عمل کا بدلہ برحق ہے۔
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- • د عمل جزا حق دی
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-gāne) | جزاګانې | ǰazā́-gāne |
Obl Plural (-gāno) | جزاګانو | ǰazā́-gāno |
Examples from corpora7
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
مجرم ته د هغه د کړنو سخته جزا ورکړل شوه.
“The criminal was given a harsh punishment for his actions.”
مجرم کو اس کے اعمال کی سخت سزا دی گئی۔
د نېکۍ جزا د خدای په لاس کې ده.
“The reward for a good deed is in the hands of God.”
نیکی کا بدلہ اللہ کے ہاتھ میں ہے۔
ګ جزا یش یو د رزېدل
“to be punished, suffer punishment”
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Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
جزا (n-f · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهمجرم ته د هغه د کړنو سخته جزا ورکړل شوه.
“The criminal was given a harsh punishment for his actions.”
مجرم کو اس کے اعمال کی سخت سزا دی گئی۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword جزا (ǰazā́) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.