جاࣇ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जाल (jāla). Compare Hindi जाल (jāl) and Urdu جال‎ (jāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.ɭᵊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.ɭᵊ

Noun

جاࣇ • (jāḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਾਲ਼)

  1. net
  2. (figurative) trap
    ‏اُہ آپݨے جاࣇ وِچ ہی پھَس جاݨ گے۔‎‎
    uh āpṇē jāḷ vić hy phas jāṇ gē۔
    They will fall into their own trap.
    (literally, “They own trap in too stuck will be.”)

References
  • “جال”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2020
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