ਜੰਞ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜੰਜ (jañj), ਜਾਂਜ (jāñj)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Sindhi ڄَڃَ (ǰaña) and Gujarati જાન (jān). Doublet of ਜਿਨਸ (jinas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲd͡ʒᵊ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃.ɲd͡ʒə̆]
  • (archaic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲːᵊ/

Noun

ਜੰਞ • (jãñ) f (Shahmukhi spelling جنج)

1. baraat (marriage procession)

   Synonym: ਬਰਾਤ (barāt)

2. (figuratively) a crowd; group

   Synonym: ਗਰੋਹ (garoh)

Declension

Declension of ਜੰਞ
dir. sg.	ਜੰਞ (jãñ)
dir. pl.	ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਜੰਞ (jãñ)	ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
oblique	ਜੰਞ (jãñ)	ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
vocative	ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe)	ਜੰਞੋ (jãño)
ablative	ਜੰਞੋਂ (jãñõ)	—
locative	ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe)	ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)
instrumental	ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe)	ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)

Related terms

• ਜਾਂਞੀ m (jā̃ñī, “member of a marriage party”)

Further reading

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