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Jhaveri

Jhaveri proper noun: a surname from Gujarati.

Proper noun

Jhaveri (plural Jhaveris)

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Forms of Jhaveri

pluralJhaveris
alternative formZaveri

Origin of Jhaveri

Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”), from Persian جواهری (javâheri, “jeweller”), borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), ultimately borrowed from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar, “jewel, gem, pearl, essence”)

Questions about Jhaveri

What does Jhaveri mean?
Jhaveri means a surname from Gujarati.
What part of speech is Jhaveri?
Jhaveri is a proper noun.

Words near Jhaveri in the dictionary

  1. jhataka
  2. jhatka
  3. jhau
  4. jhaump
  5. jhaumps
  6. Jhaveri
  7. Jhaveris
  8. jheel
  9. jheels
  10. jheenga
  11. Jhejiang

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