ਰਾਵੀ

Punjabi

Proper noun

ਰਾਵੀ • (rāvī) f (Shahmukhi spelling راوی)

1. A river of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in India and Punjab in Pakistan
   • 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 canāba.

     Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.

References

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