"ਜਫਾ" meaning in Punjabi

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Noun

Forms: japhā [romanization], جفا [Shahmukhi], ਜਫ਼ਾ [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ), verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā, “be crude”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pa|fa-cls|جفا|tr=jafā}} Borrowed from Classical Persian جفا (jafā), {{der|pa|ar|جَفَاء}} Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=f|sha=جفا}} ਜਫਾ • (japhā) f (Shahmukhi spelling جفا)
  1. cruelty, oppression, tyranny, brutality, persecution
    Sense id: en-ਜਫਾ-pa-noun-siD4r5NZ
  2. (countable) act of oppression, atrocity, torture Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ਜਫਾ-pa-noun-q0BTIz~Y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Violence: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ੀ (japhākśī) Related terms: ਜਫਾ ਕਰਨਾ (japhā karnā) (english: oppress) [verb], ਜਫਾਕਸ਼ (japhākaś) (english: oppressor) [masculine]
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    "Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script",
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    "Punjabi terms derived from Arabic",
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