جنگجو

Persian

Etymology

جنگ (jang, “war”) +‎ ـجو (-ju, “seeker”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒanɡ.ˈd͡ʒoː], [d͡ʒanɡ.ˈd͡ʒuː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒóː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒúː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒóː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒúː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒóː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒúː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒʊ́ː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæɲɡʲ.d͡ʒúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒɵ́], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒú]

Readings
Classical reading?	jangjō, jangjū
Dari reading?	jangjō, jangjū
Iranian reading?	jangju
Tajik reading?	jangjü, jangju

Noun

جنگجو • (jangju) (plural جنگجویان (jangjuyân) or جنگجوها (jangju-hâ))

1. warrior

Adjective

جنگجو • (jangju) (comparative جنگجوتَر (jangju-tar), superlative جنگجوتَرین (jangju-tarin))

1. militant; belligerent, quarrelsome

Derived terms

• جنگجویی (jangjuyi)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जंगजू (jaṅgjū)

  Urdu: جنگجو (jaṅgjū)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਗਜੂ (jaṅgjū)

  Shahmukhi script: جَنگجو (jangjo)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگجو (jangjō, literally “war-seeker”).

Noun

جنگجو • (jangju) m (Hindi spelling जंगजू)

1. warrior