झपट्टा

Hindi

Etymology

झपट (jhapaṭ) +‎ -टा (-ṭā)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱə.pəʈ.ʈɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐ.pɐʈ̚.ʈäː]
• Rhymes: -əʈʈɑː

Noun

झपट्टा • (jhapaṭṭā) m (Urdu spelling جَھپٹَّا)

1. swoop, pounce, dash
2. spring, sudden attack, assault
3. an evil eye or spirit

Declension

Declension of झपट्टा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झपट्टा jhapaṭṭā	झपट्टे jhapaṭṭe
oblique	झपट्टे jhapaṭṭe	झपट्टों jhapaṭṭõ
vocative	झपट्टे jhapaṭṭe	झपट्टो jhapaṭṭo

Derived terms

• झपट्टामार (jhapaṭṭāmār)
• झपट्टा मारना (jhapaṭṭā mārnā)
• झपट्टे में आना (jhapaṭṭe mẽ ānā)

Related terms

• झपटना (jhapaṭnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झपट्टा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 390
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “झपट्टा”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.