ਜੰਜੀਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنجیر (zanjīr). Compare Old Hindi जंजीर (jãjīr).

Noun

ਜੰਜੀਰੁ (jaṁjīru) m

1. chain, fetter

Derived terms

• ਜੰਜੀਰੀ f (jaṁjīrī, “small chain”, diminutive)

Descendants

• Punjabi: zañjīr f

  Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ੰਜੀਰ

  Shahmukhi script: زَنجیِر

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜੰਜੀਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 118.
• “ਜੰਜੀਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024