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

• پنجابی (panjâbi)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph. A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature. London: Routledge & K. Paul, 1892.

• Yule, Henry, Sir. Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. New ed. edited by William Crooke, B.A. London: J. Murray, 1903.

• Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. London: Oxford University Press, 1929.

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پنجاب.

Proper noun

1. • 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

• پنجابی‎ (pañjābī)

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Urdu

Proper noun

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

1. Punjab