ਦੋਆਬ
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Punjabi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ਦੋਆਬਾ (doābā)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوآب (dō-āb, “two rivers”).
Noun[edit]
ਦੋਆਬ • (doāba) m (Shahmukhi spelling دوآب)
- doab (tract of land lying between two rivers)
Derived terms[edit]
- ਜੇਚ ਦੋਆਬ m (jec doāba, “Chaj Doab”)
- ਬਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਬ m (bārī duāba, “Bari Doab”)
- ਬਿਸਤ ਦੁਆਬ m (bisat duāba, “Bist Doab”)
- ਰਚਨਾ ਦੋਆਬ m (racnā doāba, “Rachna Doab”)
- ਰਾਏਚੁਰ ਦੁਆਬ m (rāēcur duāba, “Raichur Doab”)
- ਸਿੰਧ ਸਾਗਰ ਦੁਆਬ m (sindh sāgar duāba, “Indus-Sagar Doab”)
Further reading[edit]
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੋਆਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.