ਜੰਗ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəŋɡᵊ/, [d͡ʒɐ˨ŋɡə̆]
• Rhymes: -əŋɡ
• Hyphenation: ਜੰਗ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگ (jang), from Middle Persian 𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 (yng /⁠ǰang⁠/). Compare Hindi जंग (jaṅg).

Noun

ਜੰਗ • (jangă) m (Shahmukhi spelling جنگ)

1. war

Declension

Declension of ਜੰਗ
dir. sg.	ਜੰਗ (jaṅg)
dir. pl.	ਜੰਗ (jaṅg)
	singular	plural
direct	ਜੰਗ (jaṅg)	ਜੰਗ (jaṅg)
oblique	ਜੰਗ (jaṅg)	ਜੰਗਾਂ (jaṅgā̃)
vocative	ਜੰਗਾ (jaṅgā)	ਜੰਗੋ (jaṅgo)
ablative	ਜੰਗੋਂ (jaṅgõ)	—
locative	ਜੰਗੇ (jaṅge)	ਜੰਗੀਂ (jaṅgī̃)
instrumental	ਜੰਗੇ (jaṅge)	ਜੰਗੀਂ (jaṅgī̃)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ਜੰਗ • (jaṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling زنگ)

1. nuqtaless form of ਜ਼ੰਗ (zaṅg)

Further reading

• “ਜੰਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜੰਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.