ਪੰਜਾਬ

See also: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Punjabi

Borrowed from Classical Persian (panj-āb, literally “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from (panj, “five”) and (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is based on Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”).^[1]^[2]

ਪੰਜਾਬ • (pañjāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling پنجاب)

Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and 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 es desh de, tāhīũ kahiṇ pañjāb. rāvī, satluj, biās jī, jehlam ate chanāb.
  Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.
Punjab (a state in northern India)
Punjab (a province in Pakistan)

^ “Yule, Henry, Sir. Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. New ed. edited by William Crooke, B.A. London: J. Murray, 1903.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 11 July 2018 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 December 2018
^ “Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. London: Oxford University Press, 1929.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 11 July 2018 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 December 2018

“ਪੰਜਾਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੰਜਾਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.