ज़ंजीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (zanjir).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zəɲ.d͡ʒiːɾ/
Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

ज़ंजीर • (zañjīr) f

chain(s), shackle(s)
- 1995, Amrish Puri as Baldev Singh Chaudhary, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, written by Javed Siddiqui, Aditya Chopra, Yash Raj Films, published 1995:
  
  रोटी पाओं की ज़ंजीर बन गयी है।
  roṭī pāon kī zañjīr ban gayī hai.
  Bread has become the chains of my feet.

Declension

Declension of ज़ंजीर
	Singular	Plural
Direct	ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)	ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)
Oblique	ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)	ज़ंजीरों (zañjīrõ)
Vocative	ज़ंजीर (zañjīr)	ज़ंजीरो (zañjīro)

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