ਜੀਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زین (zīn). Compare Old Hindi जीन (jīna), Middle Bengali জীন (jin).

Noun

ਜੀਨੁ (jīnu) m

  1. saddle

Descendants

  • Punjabi: zīn
    Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ੀਨ
    Shahmukhi script: زِین

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜੀਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 297
  • “ਜੀਨੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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