Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
उजड़ना (ujaṛnā)
उजाड़ना (ujāṛnā)
उजड़वाना (ujaṛvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ujjaṭati).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.d͡ʒəɽ.nɑː/, [ʊ.d͡ʒɐɽ.näː]

Verb

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उजड़ना (ujaṛnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اُجَڑْنا)

  1. to decay, be dilapidated, waste away; to become desolate
    • Bahadur Shah Zafar :
      लगता नहीं है जी मेरा उजड़े दयार में
      किसकी बनी है आलम-ए-नापायेदार में
      lagtā nahī̃ hai jī merā ujṛe dayār mẽ
      kiskī banī hai ālam-e-nāpāyedār mẽ
      My heart has no repose in this despoiled land
      Who has ever felt fulfilled in this futile world?
  2. to be looted, ransacked, plundered
  3. to be squandered

Conjugation

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References

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