ਜਾਲ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जाल (jāla). Compare Hindi जाल (jāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.ɭᵊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.ɭᵊ

Noun

ਜਾਲ਼ • (jāḷ) m (Shahmukhi spelling جاࣇ or جال)

  1. net
  2. (figuratively) trap
    ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਾਲ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਫਸ ਜਾਣ ਗੇ।
    uha āpaṇe jāḷ vicca hī phas jāṇ ge.
    They will fall into their own trap.
    (literally, “They own trap in too stuck will be.”)

References
  • “ਜਾਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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