Punjab

From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is a translation of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”).

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Panjab (alternative)
Panjaub (alternative)

A state in northern India. Capital: Chandigarh. Largest city: Ludhiana


Panjab

Borrowed from Punjabi پنجاب (Panjāb), from Persian پنجاب (panj-âb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”).

Punjab (a state of India; capital: Chandigarh)


پنجاب

head

پنجاب • (panjâb)

fa-proper noun

پنجاب • (panjâb)

→ Arabic: الْبَنْجَاب (al-banjāb)

→ Azerbaijani: Pəncab

→ Bashkir: Пәнжаб (Pənjab)

desctree

→ Chagatai: پَنْجاب
Uyghur: پەنجاب (penjab)
Uzbek: Panjob

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: पंजाब (pañjāb)

Urdu: پَنْجاب (panjāb)

→ Ottoman Turkish: پَنْجاب (Pencâb)
Turkish: Pencap
→ Bulgarian: Пенджаб (Pendžab)
→ French: Pendjab
→ Macedonian: Пенџаб (Pendžab)
→ Polish: Pendżab
→ Portuguese: Pendjab
→ Russian: Пенджа́б (Pendžáb)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: Пенџаб
Latin script: Pendžab

→ Pashto: پَنْجاب (panjāb)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਪੰਜਾਬ (pañjāb)

Shahmukhi script: پَن٘جاب (pañjāb)

→ Sindhi: پَنْجابُ (panjābu)

→ Tatar: Пәнҗаб (Päncab)

→ Turkmen: Penjap

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps
Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš
Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
Middle Persian ʾp̄
Persian آب
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča
Proto-Iranian *pánča
Persian پنج
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča
Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan)
Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadader.?
Sanskrit नद (nada)
Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq.
Persian پنجاب
Compound of پنج (panj, “five”) + آب (âb, “river”), a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”).

calque

Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory

Punjab (a geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.)


پنجاب

ur-proper noun

پَنْجاب • (panjāb) m (Hindi spelling पंजाब)

پَنْجاب (canonical)
panjāb (romanization)
पंजाब (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps
Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš
Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
Middle Persian ʾp̄
Persian آب
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča
Proto-Iranian *pánča
Persian پنج
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča
Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan)
Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadader.?
Sanskrit नद (nada)
Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq.
Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor.
Urdu پَنْجاب (panjāb)
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb).

etymon

پَنْجاب

Punjab (a state of India, Eastern Punjab; capital: Chandigarh)


ปัญจาบ

From Hindi पंजाब (pañjāb) or Persian پنجاب (panjâb).

รัฐปัญจาบ

ภาษาปัญจาบ

ชาวปัญจาบ


paňdžábština

paňdžábština (nominative singular)
paňdžábštiny (nominative plural)
paňdžábštiny (genitive singular)
paňdžábštin (genitive plural)
paňdžábštině (dative singular)
paňdžábštinám (dative plural)
paňdžábštinu (accusative singular)
paňdžábštiny (accusative plural)
paňdžábštino (singular vocative)
paňdžábštiny (plural vocative)
paňdžábštině (locative singular)
paňdžábštinách (locative plural)
paňdžábštinou (instrumental singular)
paňdžábštinami (instrumental plural)

From paňdžábský (“Punjabi”, adjective) + -ština.


Paňdžáb

cs-proper noun

Paňdžáb m inan (relational adjective paňdžábský)

paňdžábský (adjective relational)
Paňdžáb (nominative singular)
Paňdžábu (genitive singular)
Paňdžábu (dative singular)
Paňdžáb (accusative singular)
Paňdžábe (singular vocative)
Paňdžábu (locative singular)
Paňdžábem (instrumental singular)

Borrowed from Punjabi پنجاب (Panjāb), from Classical Persian پنجاب (panj-âb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”).


Pendżab

Pendżab (nominative singular)
Pendżabu (genitive singular)
Pendżabowi (dative singular)
Pendżab (accusative singular)
Pendżabem (instrumental singular)
Pendżabie (locative singular)
Pendżabie (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پَنْجاب (Pencâb), from Persian پنجاب (panjâb).


पंजाब

hi-proper noun

पंजाब • (pañjāb) m (Urdu spelling پَنْجَاب)

pañjāb (romanization)
پَنْجَاب (Urdu)
पंजाब (direct singular)
पंजाब (oblique singular)
पंजाब (singular vocative)

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).

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hi:पंजाब (बहुविकल्पी)


पंजाब

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पंजाब (pañjāb) m

mwr-proper noun

पंजाब (pañjāb) m

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


পাঞ্জাব

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পাঞ্জাব • (panjab) (genitive পাঞ্জাবের (panjaber), locative পাঞ্জাবে (panjabe))

panjab (romanization)
পাঞ্জাবের (genitive)
পাঞ্জাবে (locative)

Borrowed from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ (pañjāb) / پنجاب (panjāb), from Classical Persian پنجاب (panj-âb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پنج (panj, “five”) and آب (âb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region.


పంజాబ్

te-proper noun

పంజాబ్ • (pañjāb) ?


旁遮普

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/

From Hindi पंजाब (pañjāb) or Urdu پنجاب (Panjāb), from Classical Persian پنجاب (panj-āb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”).

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(～邦) Punjab (a state of India; capital: Chandigarh; largest city: Ludhiana)


ޕަންޖާބު

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ޕަންޖާބު • (pan̊jābu)

Borrowed from Hindi पंजाब (pañjāb), from Persian پنجاب


പഞ്ചാബ്

പഞ്ചാബ് • (pañcābŭ)

/pɐɲd͡ʒaːbɨ̆/

[pɐn̠ʲd͡ʒaːbɨ̆]


désert du Cholistan

Holonyms: désert du Thar, Pendjab


Панҷоб

Панҷоб • (Panjob) (Persian spelling پنجاب)

Panjob (romanization)
spelling پنجاب (Persian)

Inherited from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb). By surface analysis, панҷ (panj) + об (ob).


choora

Borrowed from Hindi चूड़ा (cūṛā), masculine form of चूड़ी (cūṛī).

After a bath, the bride takes part in the choora ceremony. The maternal uncle gifts the bride chooras (traditional red and white bangles by which the newly-wed girl will be identified for as long as she wears them), and with it a natbh or nose-ring, a small gutka or prayer book, token money and mitbai. The usual number is eleven on each wrist.

2005, Mina Singh, Ceremony of the Sikh Wedding, Rupa & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, Choora, page 38:

A set of bangles traditionally worn by a bride on her wedding day and for some time after, especially in Punjab.


પંજાબ

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પંજાબ • (pañjāb) m

gu-proper noun

પંજાબ • (pañjāb) m

/ˈpəɲ.d͡ʒɑb/

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجاب (panjāb), a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”).

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Punjab (a geographical region of South Asia, divided between India and Pakistan)

Punjab (a state of India, East Punjab; capital: Chandigarh)


पंचनद

Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada). Doublet of पंजाब (pañjāb).

(puristic) Punjab, Panjab (a state of India)