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ਜੰਞ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Sindhi ڄَڃَ (ǰaña) and Gujarati જાન (jān). Doublet of ਜਿਨਸ (jinas).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਜੰਞ (jãñf (Shahmukhi spelling جنج)

  1. baraat (marriage procession)
    Synonym: ਬਰਾਤ (barāt)
  2. (figuratively) a crowd; group
    Synonym: ਗਰੋਹ (garoh)

Declension

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Declension of ਜੰਞ
dir. sg. ਜੰਞ (jãñ)
dir. pl. ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
singular plural
direct ਜੰਞ (jãñ) ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
oblique ਜੰਞ (jãñ) ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
vocative ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੋ (jãño)
ablative ਜੰਞੋਂ (jãñõ) ਜੰਞਿਆੰ (jãñiā̃)
locative ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)
instrumental ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)
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Further reading

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