jot·nā vt (a) खेत ~ to plough a field, to till the soil; (b) गाड़ी में घोड़े ~ to yoke horses to a cart/carriage; (c) (fig.) to yoke, to force one to do a work: अध्यापक ने लड़कों को भी जोत दिया the teacher yoked the boys, too.

zarad a yellow. [syn. पीला is more common]

zabta a confiscated, forfeited, seized [पुस्तक book, पोस्टर poster, माल goods, संपत्ति property]; ~ करना to confiscate, to forfeit, to seize; तस्करों की संपत्ति ~ कर ली गई the property of smugglers was confiscated/forfeited.

jamā I. mu (a) deposit: बैंक में मेरा इतना ~ है so much is my -- in the bank; ~ करना to deposit: ~ किया हुआ रूपया deposited money; अपनी कितीबें मेरे पास ~ कर दो -- your books with me. (b) credit: ~ खाता -- account; किसी के नाम ~ करना to credit in smb's name. II. fu (a) addition: ~ का तरीक़ा method of --; पाँच ~ दो five plus two; आठ और दस की ~ निकालो find out the -- of eight and ten; ~ करना to add; आठ में दस ~ करों add ten to eight. (b) accumulation, collection; दरवाज़े के पास बालू ~ हो गई है sand has accumulated near the door; हमने चंदा ~ किया we collected subscription; कंजूस धन ~ कर रखता है a miser hoards money. III. a (a) deposited, credited [रूपया money, रक़म amount]. (b) accumulated, collected [धन wealth, लोग people]; जेल के बाहर लोग ~ थे people had collected/massed outside the prison.

jag·nā vi (a) to wake up, to be awake: वह जग गई है she has woken up. [= जागना which is more common]. (b) to kindle: दीये जग उठे lamps kindled up. [= जलना which is more common]. [vt जगाना, n. जाग]

zapta a = जब्त.

jaṅgī a (a) relating to war/ battle: ~ सामान war equipment; ~ जहाज़ battle-ship, man of war. (b) martial: ~ अदालत court martial; ~ ताकत -- power; ~ बेड़ा naval fleet; ~ लाट commander-in-chief. [see युध्द]

zabar·dastī I. fu/c oppression, highhandedness: यह आपकी ~ है it is -- on your part; (से) ~ करना to oppress, to force. II. adv forcibly: किसी पर ~ अपनी राय लादना to thrust one's opinion -- on others.

zard a = ज़रद q. v.

zimmedārī fu responsibility [पूरी full, भारी great]; ~ उठाना/लेना to bear/take --; उसने यह सब अपनी ~ पर किया he did all this on his own --; किसी की ~ पर छोड़ना to leave on smb's --; ~ से बचना to avoid the --. [syn. उत्तरदायित्व, see ज़िम्मा]