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पंजाब

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجاب (panjāb, [Land of] the Five Rivers), from پنج (panj, five) and آب (āb, water), which is based on Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pən.d͡ʒɑːb/, [pɐ̃n.d͡ʒäːb]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Proper noun

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पंजाब (pañjābm (Urdu spelling پَنْجَاب)

  1. Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and Pakistan)
  2. Punjab (a state in northern India)
  3. Punjab (a province in Pakistan)

Declension

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Declension of पंजाब (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct पंजाब
pañjāb
oblique पंजाब
pañjāb
vocative पंजाब
pañjāb

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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Marwari

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, [Land of] the Five Rivers).

Proper noun

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पंजाब (pañjābm

  1. Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and Pakistan)
  2. Punjab (a state in northern India)
  3. Punjab (a province in Pakistan)

Further reading

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  • पंजाब”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
  • Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “पंजाब”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].