ضرور

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضرور (zurūr), from Arabic ضُرُور (ḍurūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zʊ.ɾuːɾ/

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• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adverb

ضُرُور • (zurūr) (Hindi spelling ज़रूर)

1. surely, definitely

Interjection

ضُرُور • (zurūr) (Hindi spelling ज़रूर)

1. of course

Synonyms

• بالکل (bilkul)

Related terms

• ضُرُورَت (zurūrat)
• ضُرُوری (zurūrī)

Further reading

• John Shakespear (1834) “ضرور”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “ضرور”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.