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جفا — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

ǰafā́
Pronunciation:Standard: /ǰafā́/
Noun (Feminine)plural: جفاګانېOrigin: Arabic → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

جفا (ǰafā́) is a Pashto n-f meaning “oppression, suppression” in English او په اردو کې د «ترکی، غضب» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form جفاګانې, and 1 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings4

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
oppression, suppression
ترکی، غضب
Example in context:

د یار جفا زما زړه مات کړ.

“My beloved's disloyalty broke my heart.”

دوست کی بے وفائی نے میرا دل توڑ دیا۔

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2
oppression, cruelty, difficulty, suffering, offense, injury[general_modern]
Example in context:

هغه د خپل ملګری په وړاندې جفا وکړه.

“He acted with treachery towards his friend.”

اس نے اپنے دوست کے ساتھ دغا بازی کی۔

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3
unfaithfulness[general_modern]
Example in context:

اصل به جفا ونکړی کم اصل به وفا

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4
[Classical] Oppression, injustice, injury. (E.) Sing. and[classical]
Page 334 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Arabic
Example in context:

د یار جفا زما زړه مات کړ.

“My beloved's disloyalty broke my heart.”

دوست کی بے وفائی نے میرا دل توڑ دیا۔

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Idioms1

اصطلاحات
Idiom

کول جفا

a to oppress, suppress b to act cruelly

Proverbs (Mataloona)3 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«اصل به جفا ونکړي کم اصل به وفا»

“A person of noble origin will not commit cruelty, nor will a base person show loyalty.”

اصیل انسان کبھی ظلم نہیں کرتا اور کمینہ کبھی وفا نہیں کرتا۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes that one's foundational moral character dictates whether they will be loyal or deceitful.
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  • • اصل به جفا ونکړی کم اصل به وفا
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«اصل وفا کوي کم اصل جفا»

“The noble stays loyal, the base betrays.”

اصیل وفا کرتا ہے اور کم اصل بے وفائی۔

Cultural context: Reinforces the belief that loyalty is an intrinsic quality of noble upbringing, while betrayal stems from low character.
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  • • اصل وفا کوی کم اصل جفا
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«جفا مرګی ښه ده، نه بې اتفاقی»

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Synonyms (هم‌مانا / مترادف لغتونه)1 synonym
Antonyms (متضادات / ضد لغتونه)1 antonym

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-gāne)
جفاګانېǰafā́-gāne
Obl Plural (-gāno)
جفاګانوǰafā́-gāno

Examples from corpora4

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د یار جفا زما زړه مات کړ.

“My beloved's disloyalty broke my heart.”

دوست کی بے وفائی نے میرا دل توڑ دیا۔

PashDict Unified Lexicon

هغه د خپل ملګری په وړاندې جفا وکړه.

“He acted with treachery towards his friend.”

اس نے اپنے دوست کے ساتھ دغا بازی کی۔

د پښتو متلونه (Honor)

اصل به جفا ونکړي کم اصل به وفا

“A person of noble origin will not commit cruelty, nor will a base person show loyalty. — Emphasizes that one's foundational moral character dictates whether they will be loyal or deceitful.”

اصیل انسان کبھی ظلم نہیں کرتا اور کمینہ کبھی وفا نہیں کرتا۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Arabic

Arabic (Raverty 1860)

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword جفا (ǰafā́) 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.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه