ganja
/ˈɡændʒə/noun
उच्चारण गैन्ज
गांजा
Core word
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cannabis, especially the dried flowering tops of the plant, smoked as a drug
गांजा
- The police seized ten kilograms of ganja from a truck.
- Customs officers found ganja hidden inside cartons of toys.
- Customs officers found ganja hidden in a suitcase.
+ 2 more examples
- Selling ganja is against the law in India.
- The raid uncovered a small amount of ganja.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ganja (uncountable noun)
Ganja means cannabis, especially the dried flowering tops of the plant. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Ganja' का अर्थ cannabis है, ख़ासकर पौधे के सूखे फूलदार सिरे। यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
- Ganja is illegal in India under the NDPS Act.
- The police found ganja hidden in the truck.
possess / smuggle / smoke + ganja
The usual verbs in news reports are possess, smuggle, seize, grow and smoke.
समाचारों में सामान्य क्रियाएँ possess, smuggle, seize, grow और smoke हैं।
- He was caught smuggling ganja across the border.
- The officers seized five kilos of ganja.
be arrested / charged for ganja possession
Use for or with before the offence, and possession of when naming the crime.
अपराध से पहले 'for' या 'with' और अपराध का नाम बताने के लिए 'possession of' आता है।
- He was arrested for possession of ganja.
- The youth was charged with selling ganja.
ganja + noun (attributive)
Ganja can come before other nouns, such as ganja plantation, ganja trade or ganja smuggler.
'Ganja' अन्य nouns से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे ganja plantation, ganja trade या ganja smuggler।
- A ganja plantation was found hidden in the hills.
+Collocations 5
verb + ganja
seizesmokesmugglegrowsellpossess
- Customs officers seized ganja worth lakhs of rupees.
quantity + of ganja
a kilo ofa packet ofa sack ofa consignment oftraces of
- A consignment of ganja was found in a lorry.
ganja + noun
plantationsmugglertradecaseracketseizure
- The police broke up a ganja racket in the hill town.
law and society
drug lawNDPS Actde-addictionrehabilitationnarcotics bureau
- Many addicts are sent to a de-addiction centre after arrest.
adjective + ganja
illegaldriedillicitsmuggledlocally grown
- Illicit ganja is sold secretly near some bus stands.
“More examples 5
- The news report said the police seized fifty kilos of ganja from a vehicle.
समाचार में बताया गया कि पुलिस ने एक वाहन से पचास किलो गाँजा जब्त किया।
- Radhika's essay on drug abuse mentioned ganja among common illegal drugs.
राधिका के नशाखोरी पर निबंध में आम अवैध नशीले पदार्थों में गाँजे का भी उल्लेख था।
- Ganja use can harm memory and concentration in young people.
गाँजे का सेवन युवाओं की याददाश्त और एकाग्रता को नुकसान पहुँचा सकता है।
- He was sentenced for dealing in ganja near a school.
उसे स्कूल के पास गाँजा बेचने के लिए सज़ा सुनाई गई।
- The village council promised to fight the sale of ganja among teenagers.
गाँव की पंचायत ने किशोरों में गाँजे की बिक्री के विरुद्ध लड़ने का वचन दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The police found a ganja in the bag.
✓ The police found some ganja in the bag.
Ganja is uncountable, so it cannot take a.
'Ganja' uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ He was arrested by the possession of ganja.
✓ He was arrested for possession of ganja.
Use for to give the reason for an arrest.
गिरफ़्तारी का कारण बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
✗ The ganja are illegal in India.
✓ Ganja is illegal in India.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name drugs and their legal terms, but they are not interchangeable.
ये शब्द नशीले पदार्थों और उनसे जुड़े कानूनी शब्दों को बताते हैं, पर आपस में बदले नहीं जा सकते।
The dried flowering tops of the cannabis plant.
cannabis पौधे के सूखे फूलदार सिरे।
- Ganja was seized at the checkpoint.
A general word for an illegal addictive drug, or a drug that causes sleep.
अवैध नशीले पदार्थ या नींद लाने वाली दवा के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The narcotics bureau raided the warehouse.
The leaves and flowers of cannabis smoked as a drug; the wider common term in English.
cannabis की पत्तियाँ और फूल जिन्हें नशे के लिए पिया जाता है; अंग्रेज़ी में अधिक सामान्य शब्द।
- Marijuana is legal in some countries.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Hindi word ganja, which comes from the Sanskrit gañjā.
यह शब्द Hindi के गांजा से आया है, जो Sanskrit के गञ्जा से बना है।