Etymology

Janjira

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Today it means: A princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra. Full definition →

Marathi जंजिरा ← Classical Persian جزیره ← Arabic جَزِيرَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromجَزِيرَة
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromجزیره
  3. Marathi · borrowed fromजंजिरा
  4. English todayJanjira

Borrowed from Marathi जंजिरा (jañjirā), from Classical Persian جزیره (jazīra), from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

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