جانجی

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit जान्य (jānya). Cognate with Sindhi ڄَاڃي (ǰāñī).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

جان٘جی (jāṉjīm (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਾਂਞੀ)

  1. a member of a baraat.
    Synonym: بَراتی (barātī)

Declension[edit]

Declension of جانجی
dir. sg. جان٘جی (jāṉjī)
dir. pl. جان٘جی (jāṉjī)
singular plural
direct جان٘جی (jāṉjī) جان٘جی (jāṉjī)
oblique جان٘جی (jāṉjī) جان٘جِیاں (jāṉjīyāṉ)
vocative جان٘جِیا (jāṉjīyā) جان٘جِیو (jāṉjīv)
ablative جان٘جِیوں (jāṉjīvṉ)
locative
instrumental

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جانجی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • جانجی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jānya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press