ਫ਼ੌਜ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਫੌਜ (phauj) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فوج (fawj), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/). Compare Hindi फ़ौज (fauj).

Noun

ਫ਼ੌਜ • (fauj) f (Shahmukhi spelling فوج)

1. army, armed forces, military, militia
2. (fig) multitude, host

Related terms

• ਫ਼ੌਜਦਾਰ m (faujdār, “commander”)
• ਫ਼ੌਜਵਾਦ m (faujvād, “militarism”)
• ਫ਼ੌਜੀ (faujī, “military”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਫ਼ੌਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025