ਬੁਰਜ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

Noun

ਬੁਰਜ • (burj) m (Shahmukhi spelling بُرج)

  1. bastion
  2. tower
  3. turret
  4. constellation
  5. sign of the zodiac

References

  • “ਬੁਰਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੁਰਜ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 174.
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