जल्द

Hindi

Etymology

From Arabic جَلْد‎ (jald).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəld̪/

Noun

जल्द • (jald) f (Urdu spelling جلد‎)

haste, speed, swiftness
जल्द से जल्द यहाँ ट्रेन पकड़कर आ जाओ।
jald se jald yahā̃ ṭren pakaṛkar ā jāo.
Get on a train and come here as fast as possible.

Derived terms

जल्दबाज़ (jaldabāz)
जल्दबाज़ी (jaldabāzī)

Adjective

जल्द • (jald) (Urdu spelling جلد‎)

quick, fast, swift
Synonyms: तेज़ (tez), शीघ्र (śīghra)

Adverb

जल्द • (jald) (Urdu spelling جلد‎)

Synonym of जल्दी (jaldī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जल्द”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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