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جلا — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

ǰalā́
Pronunciation:Standard: /ǰalā́/
Noun (Feminine)plural: جلاګانېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

جلا (ǰalā́) is a Pashto n-f meaning “migration; departure” in English او په اردو کې د «رفتگی، پرواز» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form جلاګانې.

Meanings · Entry 110

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
migration; departure
رفتگی، پرواز
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2
polishing; burnishing
جلا
Example in context:

جلا ورکول

“to polish; to burnish”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

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3
(-an order) (noun)[classical]
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4
distinct[general_modern]
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5
seperate[general_modern]
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6
shine, polish, luster[general_modern]
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7
apart[general_modern]
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8
separate[general_modern]
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separate(d)[general_modern]
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separately[general_modern]
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Proverbs (Mataloona)4 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«هډ په پیوند جلا کېږی.»

“A bone separates at the joint.”

ہڈی جوڑ سے ہی الگ ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: A metaphor indicating that relationships or structures naturally fracture along their pre-existing weak points.
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  • • هډ په پیوند جلا کیږی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«جلا وطنی د سړو قدر کموی»

“Exile diminishes the prestige of honorable men.”

جلاوطنی اور پردیس انسان کا وقار گھٹا دیتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the deep cultural connection Pashtuns have with their homeland (Watandari) and the hardships of living as a stranger elsewhere.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«دوه اوربشی نشی جلا کولی»

“Two grains of barley cannot be separated.”

جو دو جو کے دانے آپس میں جدا نہیں ہو سکتے۔

Cultural context: Describes an extremely close bond of friendship or partnership that is nearly impossible to break.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«ليوه هغه ميږه وړى چى له رمى جلا وى»

“The wolf takes the sheep that is separated from the flock.”

بھیڑیا اسی ریوڑ کے ریوڑ کو اٹھاتا ہے جو اکیلا ہو۔

Cultural context: Highlights the danger of isolation and the vital importance of community solidarity within Pashtun pastoral life.
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  • • لیوه هغه میږه وړی چی له رمی جلا وی

Grammar — Word forms

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

Examples from corpora5

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د دې الماس جلا هر څوک حیرانوی.

“The luster of this diamond amazes everyone.”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

Dunwoody Press (Zeeya A. Pashtoon)

جلا ول ک ور

“to polish, burnish”

Dunwoody Press (Zeeya A. Pashtoon)

ول ک جلا

“a to separate”

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

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · Adjective

جلا (adj · Entry 2)

ǰəlā́
Pronunciation:Standard: /ǰəlā́/
Adjectiveplural: جلاېOrigin: Classical Persian → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 25

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
separate; separated; disconnected; secluded; divided, parted
جدا، انتر، اچاٹ
Example in context:

د دې الماس جلا هر څوک حیرانوی.

“The luster of this diamond amazes everyone.”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

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2
weaned (from the breast)
کا، از، پستان
Example in context:

د دې الماس جلا هر څوک حیرانوی.

“The luster of this diamond amazes everyone.”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

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3
drained (of a canal, irrigation ditch)
نالہ، سنچائی
Example in context:

د دې الماس جلا هر څوک حیرانوی.

“The luster of this diamond amazes everyone.”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

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4
separately, apart
الگ، الگ الگ، جدا
Example in context:

د دې الماس جلا هر څوک حیرانوی.

“The luster of this diamond amazes everyone.”

اس ہیرے کی چمک ہر کسی کو حیران کر دیتی ہے۔

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[Classical] Leaving one's country, exile, departure, desertion. 2. Separation, separating. 3. ( jalā ) Anything clear and distinct. 4. Scouring, polishing. (E.) Sing. and[classical]
Page 335 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Arabic
Example in context:

دوه اوربشی نشی جلا کولی

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword جلا (ǰalā́) 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