West Punjab

English

Alternative forms

Panjab

Etymology

Punjab is named after five tributaries of the Indus River

From Persian (panj-âb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from (panj, “five”) and (âb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas.

Proper noun

West Punjab

Provincial flag

Map of Punjab in Pakistan

Province in Pakistan which has Lahore as its capital.

Derived terms

Punjabi

Translations

province in Pakistan

Catalan: Panjab
Czech: Paňdžáb m
Lithuanian: pandžabas m
Marathi: पंजाब (paṃjāba)

Persian: پنجاب‎‎ (panjâb)
Polish: Pendżab (pl) m
Portuguese: Pendjab Ocidental m
Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ (pa) m (Panjâb)

See also

Punjab

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