ਜੀਵਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीवन (jīvana). Doublet of ਜੀਉਣ (jīuṇa) and ਜਿਊਣ (jiūṇa).

Noun

ਜੀਵਨ • (jīvan) m (Shahmukhi spelling جیون)

1. life, existence
2. lifetime, lifespan
3. liveliness, animation

Derived terms

• ਜੀਵਨੀ f (jīvnī, “biography”)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jī́vana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 289
• “ਜੀਵਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026