ग़ज़ब

Hindi
FWOTD – 29 June 2021

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غضب (ğazab), from Arabic غَضَب (ḡaḍab).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣə.zəb/, [ɣɐ.zɐb], /ɡə.d͡ʒəb/, [ɡɐ.d͡ʒɐb]
  • Rhymes: -əb

Noun

ग़ज़ब • (ġazab) m (Urdu spelling غضب)

  1. anger; rage; violence
  2. violence
  3. disaster; something disastrous
  4. excess, extreme
    • 2017 October 24, “पीएम मोदी के लिए इतना ख़ास क्यों है जर्मनी? [What significance does Germany have to PM Modi?]”, in BBC Hindi‎:
      जर्मनी के बारे में माना जाता है कि वहां के लोग ग़ज़ब के कार्यकुशल हैं.
      jarmanī ke bāre mẽ mānā jātā hai ki vahā̃ ke log ġazab ke kāryakuśal ha͠i.
      It is widely accepted that the people of Germany are excessively efficient.
  5. (informal) a wonder, sight; something splendid
    • 2017 November 3, “'इत्तेफ़ाक़'... आखिर क़ातिल कौन? ['Ittifaq'... Who was it after all?]”, in iChowk‎:
      इत्तेफ़ाक़ का बैक्ग्राउंड स्कोर बहुत अच्छा है और माइकल लूका की सिनेमेटोग्राफ़ी ग़ज़ब की है.
      ittefāq kā baikgrāuṇḍ skor bahut acchā hai aur māikal lūkā kī sinemeṭogrāfī ġazab kī hai.
      The background score of Ittifaq is great, and Michael Luka's cinematography is splendid [= of splendor].

Declension
Declension of ग़ज़ब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ग़ज़ब
ġazab		 ग़ज़ब
ġazab
oblique ग़ज़ब
ġazab		 ग़ज़बों
ġazabõ
vocative ग़ज़ब
ġazab		 ग़ज़बो
ġazabo

Adjective

ग़ज़ब • (ġazab) (Urdu spelling غضب)

  1. angry
  2. violent

References
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