پنجاب

Persian

Etymology

Compound of پنج (panj, five) + آب (âb, =river), a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, [Land of] the Five Rivers), from पञ्च (pañca, five) and नद (nada, river).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʰænˈd͡ʒɒːb]

Proper noun

پنجاب (panjâb)

  1. Punjab
  2. The five waters or rivers, namely Sutlej, Rāvi, Chenāb, Jhelam, and Beās.

Derived terms

References


Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پنجاب.

Proper noun

پنجاب (pnjāb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੰਜਾਬ)

    • Babu Rajab Ali, Anokha Rajab Ali compiled by Dr. Atam Hamrahi page 101
      پنج دریا اس دیش دے، تاہیؤں کہن پنجاب۔ راوی، ستلج، بیاس جی، جہلم اتے چناب۔
      pañj dariā es desh de, tāhīũ kahiṇ pañjāb. rāvī, satluj, biās jī, jehlam ate chanāb.
      Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.
  1. Punjab
  2. A state of India.
  3. A province of Pakistan.

Derived terms


Urdu

Proper noun

پنجاب (Panjāb) ? (Hindi spelling पंजाब or पञ्जाब)

  1. Punjab
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