قبضہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبضه (qabza, “property, fist, power”), from Arabic قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “clutch, fist, authority”).

Pronunciation

Noun

قبضہ • (qabza) m (Hindi spelling क़ब्ज़ा)

  1. occupation; annexation, takeover
  2. seizure (of property, assets, etc.)
    اس زمین پر مافیا کا قبضہ ہے۔
    is zamīn par māfiyā kā qabza hai.
    The mafia has taken over this land.
    (literally, “On this land, is the mafia's occupation.”)

Declension
Declension of قبضہ
singular plural
direct قَبْضَہ (qabzah) قَبْضَے (qabze)
oblique قَبْضَے (qabze) قَبْضَوں (qabzõ)
vocative قَبْضَے (qabze) قَبْضَو (qabzo)

Derived terms
  • قبضہ کرنا (qabza karnā, “to seize”)

References
  • “قبضہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “قبضہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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