जम्मू

See also: जम्मा and ज़िम्मा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जम्बू (jambū)
• जंबू (jambū)

Etymology

From Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Jambu Lochan.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəm.muː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃m.muː]

Proper noun

जम्मू • (jammū) m (Urdu spelling جموں)

1. Jammu (a city in India, winter capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir)
2. Jammu, the southern region of the historical princely state of Jammu and Kashmir

Derived terms

• आज़ाद जम्मू और कश्मीर (āzād jammū aur kaśmīr)
• जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr)

Descendants

• → English: Jammu

See also

• कश्मीर (kaśmīr)
• कठुआ (kaṭhuā)
• श्रीनगर (śrīngar)
• मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (muzaffarābād)
• लद्दाख़ (laddāx)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जम्मू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “जम्मू”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जम्मू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.