ਜਨੂਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنون (junûn), from Arabic جُنُون (junūn).

Noun

ਜਨੂਨ • (janūn) m (Shahmukhi spelling جنون)

1. mania, frenzy, madness, insanity
2. fad, eccentricity, passion

Synonyms

• (lunacy): ਦਿਵਾਨਗੀ (divāngī), ਪਾਗਲਪਣ (pāglapaṇ)

Related terms

• ਜਨੂਨੀ (janūnī, “insane”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜਨੂਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024