जिल्हा

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”). Compare Hindi ज़िला (zilā) and Nepali जिल्ला (jillā).

Noun

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जिल्हा • (jilhā) m

  1. district, a subdivision of states in India

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जिल्हा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जिल्हा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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