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Etymology edit

 
Punjab is named after five tributaries of the Indus River

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجاب (panj-āb, literally [Land of] the Five Rivers), from پنج (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 based on Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, [Land of] the Five Rivers), from पञ्च (pañca, five) and नद (nada, river).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pənˈd͡ʒäːb/
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Proper noun edit

ਪੰਜਾਬ (pañjābm (Shahmukhi spelling پنجاب)

 
Map of Punjab in India
 
Map of Punjab in Pakistan
  1. Punjab
    • Babu Rajab Ali, Anokha Rajab Ali compiled by Dr. Atam Hamrahi page 101
      ਪੰਜ ਦਰਿਆ ਇਸ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ, ਤਾਹੀਉਂ ਕਹਿਣ ਪੰਜਾਬ। ਰਾਵੀ, ਸਤਲੁਜ, ਬਿਆਸ ਜੀ, ਜਿਹਲਮ ਅਤੇ ਚਨਾਬ।
      pañj dariā es desh de, tāhīũ kahiṇ pañjāb. rāvī, satluj, biās jī, jehlam ate chanāb.
      Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.
  2. A state of India.
  3. A province of Pakistan.

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References edit

  1. ^ “Yule, Henry, Sir. Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. New ed. edited by William Crooke, B.A. London: J. Murray, 1903.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2018 July 11 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 December 2018
  2. ^ “Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. London: Oxford University Press, 1929.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], 2018 July 11 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 December 2018
  • ਪੰਜਾਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੰਜਾਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.