जगह

Borrowed from Persian جایگاه‎ (jâygâh), جاگه‎ (jâgah), from جا‎ (jâ), جای‎ (jây, “place”) + گاه‎ (-gâh, “location suffix”). Cognate with Old Deccani جاگاہ‎ (jāgāh), Marathi जागा (j̈āgā), Bengali জায়গা (jayga), Assamese জেগা (zega).

The shortening of the vowels may be due to influence from जगत् (jagat, “world”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɡɑː/

जगह • (jagah) f (Urdu spelling جگہ‎)

1. place, site

   हम कौनसी जगह आ गये? ― ham kaunsī jagah ā gaye? ― Where have we come? (literally, “What place have we come to?”)

   Synonym: स्थान (sthān)

2. space, room, space

   मेट्रो में कभी बैठने की जगह नहीं मिलती।

   meṭro mẽ kabhī baiṭhne kī jagah nahī̃ miltī.

   One can never find a space to sit in the metro.

   जगह छोड़ना ― jagah choṛnā ― to leave some room

3. vacancy (e.g. for a job)

• जगह-जगह (jagah-jagah)