ਚਨਾਬ

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás
    Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
    Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
    Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor.
    Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.
    Punjabi ਚਨਾਬ (canāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb), borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā), from चन्द्र (candra) + भाग (bhāga).

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    Proper noun

    ਚਨਾਬ • (canāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling چناب)

    1. A river in Punjab, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
      • 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 isa deś de, tāhīũ kahiṇ pañjāba. rāvī, satluja, biāsa jī, jihlam ate canāb.
        Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.

    References

    • “ਚਨਾਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਨਾਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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