जुलूस (juloos)
noun
A single-sense everyday noun meaning a procession or march, whether festive (a wedding or religious procession) or political (a protest march).
Sense
1
:
procession, march
noun, masculine
Synonyms: शोभायात्रा (shobhaayaatraa, formal, used for ceremonial/religious processions), रैली (railii, specifically a political rally/march)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear जुलूस (juloos) constantly around festivals like दुर्गा पूजा (durgaa poojaa) or मुहर्रम (muharram), where idols or tazias are carried through the streets with music, as well as in news reports about विरोध जुलूस (virodh juloos, protest march). The verb commonly paired with it is निकालना (nikaalnaa) -- 'julus nikalna' literally means to 'take out' a procession, reflecting how Hindi frames a procession as something a community brings out into public space.
Common Mistakes: 1) जुलूस (juloos) is used for both festive processions (a wedding baraat, a religious procession) and protest marches -- context, not the word itself, tells you which. 2) Learners sometimes reach for परेड (pared) when they mean a formal military parade; जुलूस (juloos) is the general word for any crowd moving together through the streets.
Sample Sentences:
दुर्गा पूजा के दौरान शहर में बहुत बड़ा जुलूस निकलता है।
During Durga Puja, a very big procession comes out in the city.
(durgaa poojaa ke dauraan shahar men bahut badaa juloos nikaltaa hai।)
पिछले साल मुहर्रम पर लोगों ने ताज़िए का जुलूस निकाला था।
Last year on Muharram, people took out a procession with the tazia.
(pichhle saal muharram par logon ne taazie kaa juloos nikaalaa thaa।)
किसान आज सुबह से सड़कों पर जुलूस निकाल रहे हैं।
The farmers have been taking out a procession on the roads since this morning.
(kisaan aaj subah se sadkon par juloos nikaal rahe hain।)
अगर सरकार ने मांगें नहीं मानीं, तो कल एक बड़ा विरोध जुलूस निकाला जाएगा।
If the government does not accept the demands, a big protest march will be taken out tomorrow.
(agar sarkaar ne maangen nahiin maaniin, to kal ek badaa virodh juloos nikaalaa jaaegaa।)
जुलूस निकालने से पहले पुलिस से इजाज़त लेना ज़रूरी है।
Before taking out a procession, it is necessary to get permission from the police.
(juloos nikaalne se pahle pulis se ijaazat lenaa zaroorii hai।)
अगर मौसम अच्छा होता, तो जुलूस और भी शानदार होता।
If the weather had been good, the procession would have been even more magnificent.
(agar mausam achchhaa hotaa, to juloos aur bhii shaandaar hotaa।)
कृपया जुलूस के रास्ते में गाड़ी मत खड़ी करें।
Please do not park the car in the procession's path.
(kripyaa juloos ke raaste men gaadii mat khadii karen।)
मुझे लगता है कि यह जुलूस देर शाम तक चलेगा।
I think this procession will go on until late evening.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki yah juloos der shaam tak chalegaa।)
शहर के मुख्य चौराहे से जुलूस निकाला गया।
The procession was taken out from the city's main crossing.
(shahar ke mukhy chauraahe se juloos nikaalaa gayaa।)
शायद इस बार जुलूस में हज़ारों लोग शामिल हों।
Perhaps thousands of people will join the procession this time.
(shaayad is baar juloos men hazaaron log shaamil hon।)
जुलूस देखने के लिए बच्चे छत पर चढ़ गए थे।
The children had climbed onto the roof to watch the procession.
(juloos dekhne ke lie bachche chhat par chadh gae the।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
जुलूस
(juloos)
(sg.m.oblique):
जुलूस
(juloos)
(pl.m.direct):
जुलूस
(juloos)
(pl.m.oblique):
जुलूसों
(julooson)