ਅੰਗ

See also: ਅੱਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hángas

Sanskrit अङ्ग॑ (áṅga)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga)

Old Punjabi ਅੰਗੁ (aṅgu)

Punjabi ਅੰਗ

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਅੰਗੁ (aṅgu), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga), from Sanskrit अङ्ग॑ (áṅga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hángas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /əŋɡ/, [əŋɡ(ə̆)]

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Noun

ਅੰਗ • (aṅga) m (Shahmukhi spelling انگ)

1. limb, body, member, part
2. friendship
3. (Sikhism) any of the sections/stanzas of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhism

Declension

Declension of ਅੰਗ

	singular	plural
direct	ਅੰਗ (aṅga)	ਅੰਗ (aṅga)
oblique	ਅੰਗ (aṅga)	ਅੰਗਾਂ (aṅgā̃)
vocative	ਅੰਗਾ (aṅgā)	ਅੰਗੋ (aṅgo)
ablative	ਅੰਗੋਂ (aṅgõ)	—
locative	ਅੰਗੇ (aṅge)	ਅੰਗੀਂ (aṅgī̃)
instrumental	ਅੰਗੇ (aṅge)	ਅੰਗੀਂ (aṅgī̃)

Derived terms

• ਅੰਗਹੀਣ (aṅgahīṇ, “limbless, disabled”, adjective)

References

• Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਅੰਗੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 11
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 6
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਅੰਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਅੰਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026