ਚਨਾਬ

Punjabi

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Proper noun

ਚਨਾਬ • (canāb) m (Shahmukhi spelling چناب)

  1. A river in Punjab, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
    • 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 canāb.
      Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.

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