ਜੀਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زین (zīn). Compare Old Hindi जीन (jīna), Middle Bengali জীন (jin).

Noun

ਜੀਨੁ (jīnu) m

1. saddle

Descendants

• Punjabi: zīn

  Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ੀਨ

  Shahmukhi script: زِین

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜੀਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 297.
• “ਜੀਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024