زبردستی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زبردستی‎ (zabardasti) or formed via زبردست‎ (zabardast, “excellency”) +‎ ـی‎ (-ī).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَبَرْدَسْتی • (zabardastī) f (Hindi spelling ज़बरदस्ती)

  1. act of forcing; coercion

Declension
Declension of زبردستی
singular plural
direct زبردستی‎ (zabardastī) زبردستیاں‎ (zabardastiyā̃)
oblique زبردستی‎ (zabardastī) زبردستیوں‎ (zabardastiyō̃)
vocative زبردستی‎ (zabardastī) زبردستیو‎ (zabardastiyō)

References
  • “زبردستی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “زبردستی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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