ज़ंजीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنجیر (zanjir).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zən.d͡ʒiːɾ/, [zɐ̃n.d͡ʒiːɾ], /d͡ʒən.d͡ʒiːɾ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.d͡ʒiːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

ज़ंजीर • (zañjīr) f (Urdu spelling زنجیر)

1. chain(s), shackle(s)
   • 1995, Javed Siddiqui, Aditya Chopra, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, spoken by Baldev Singh Chaudhary (Amrish Puri), Yash Raj Films, published 1995:

     रोटी पाओं की ज़ंजीर बन गयी है।

     roṭī pāõ kī zañjīr ban gayī hai.

     Bread has become the chains of my feet.