जर्जर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जर्जर (jarjara).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəɾ.d͡ʒəɾ/, [d͡ʒɐɾ.d͡ʒɐɾ]

Adjective

जर्जर • (jarjar) (indeclinable)

1. decayed, derelict, dying, decrepit, archaic

   जर्जर शरीर ― jarjar śarīr ― emaciated body

2. worn out, crushed, senescent, tattered

See also

• जर्जरता (jarjartā)
• जर्जरित (jarjarit)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जर्जर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1708
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जर्जर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 236
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जर्जर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 361
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जर्जर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 228.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জৰ্জৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬃᬚᬭ (Balinese script)
• জর্জর (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰨𑰿𑰕𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀭𑁆𑀚𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဇရ်္ဇရ (Burmese script)
• જર્જર (Gujarati script)
• ਜਰ੍ਜਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦂꦗꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂩𑂹𑂔𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಜರ್ಜರ (Kannada script)
• ជជ៌រ (Khmer script)
• ຊຣ຺ຊຣ (Lao script)
• ജര്ജര (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᡵᡯᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘨𑘿𑘕𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᠷᠽᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧈𑧠𑦵𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐬𑑂𑐖𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଜର୍ଜର (Odia script)
• ꢙꢬ꣄ꢙꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆫𑇀𑆘𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖨𑖿𑖕𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ජර්‍ජර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩼 𑪙𑩣𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚤𑚶𑚑𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஜர்ஜர (Tamil script)
• జర్జర (Telugu script)
• ชรฺชร (Thai script)
• ཛ་རྫ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒩𑓂𑒖𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨫𑩇𑨥𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root जर् (jar, “to decay”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐɾ.d͡ʑɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐɾ.d͡ʑɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

जर्जर • (jarjara) stem

1. decayed, decrepit

Descendants

• Pali: jajjara
• Prakrit: 𑀚𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭 (jajjara)
  • Hindi: जाजरा (jājrā)
  • Old Gujarati: जाजरउं (jājaraüṃ)
    • Gujarati: જાજ્રું (jājrũ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “जर्जर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 414.