Jhelum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu جھیلم (jhelam), a dated form of جِہْلَم (jihlam).

Proper noun

Jhelum

1. A river in northern India and eastern Pakistan, a tributary of the Indus.

   Synonym: Hydaspes

2. A city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the right bank of that river.

Alternative forms

• Jailam, Jelum, Jhilam, Jilam

Translations

the city

• Marathi: झेलम n (jhelam)
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਜੇਹਲਮ (pa) m (jehlam)

  Shahmukhi: جِہْلَم m (jihlam)

• Urdu: جِہْلَم m (jihlam), جھیلَم m (jhelam)

the river

• Greek: Υδάσπης (el) m (Ydáspis)

  Ancient Greek: Ῠ̔δάσπης m (Hŭdáspēs), Βιδάσπης m (Bidáspēs)

• Kashmiri: وؠتھ f (vyath), جیٚہلِم (jehlim)
• Latin: Hydaspes m
• Marathi: झेलम f (jhelam)
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਜੇਹਲਮ (pa) m (jehlam)

  Shahmukhi: جِہْلَم m (jihlam), ویہَت f (vehat)

• Sanskrit: वितस्ता (sa) f (vitástā)
• Saraiki: ویہَت f (vehat)
• Urdu: جِہْلَم m (jihlam), جھیلَم m (jhelam)