🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जरीद

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jarīd

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jerid/dʒəˈriːd/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"जरीद एक पारंपरिक घुड़सवारी खेल में इस्तेमाल होने वाला भाला है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A blunted wooden javelin or dart used in traditional Middle Eastern and North African equestrian games.

    "The horsemen skillfully hurled the jerid at opposing riders while galloping at full speed."
  2. 2

    A traditional equestrian team sport played in various regions, particularly Turkey, involving the throwing of wooden javelins.

    "Spectators gathered to watch the thrilling annual championship of traditional jerid."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Arabic word 'jarīd', meaning a palm branch stripped of leaves. The term evolved historically to refer to a blunt wooden javelin used in traditional equestrian warfare games practiced across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Ottoman Empire.

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