जेवड़ी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जेवरी (jevrī)
• ज्योरी (jyorī)

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jīvā), 𑀚𑀻𑀆 (jīā, “bowstring”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit जीवा (jīvā). Compare Punjabi ਜੇਉਡ਼ੀ (jeuṛī), ਜੇਉਡ਼ਾ (jeuṛā), Nepali जिउरि (jiuri), Assamese জোঁৰ (zü̃r) and Gujarati જેવરી (jevrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeːʋ.ɽiː/

Noun

जेवड़ी • (jevṛī) f (Urdu spelling جیوْڑِی)

1. string, cord, small rope

   Synonyms: रस्सी (rassī), डोरी (ḍorī)

Declension

Declension of जेवड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जेवड़ी jevṛī	जेवड़ियाँ jevṛiyā̃
oblique	जेवड़ी jevṛī	जेवड़ियों jevṛiyõ
vocative	जेवड़ी jevṛī	जेवड़ियो jevṛiyo

Coordinate terms

• जेवड़ा (jevṛā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “jēvaṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “जेवड़ी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jiyā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press