Punjab

Meaning

Proper Noun

• geographical region South Asia (region), divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.
• State in northern India which has union territory Chandigarh as its capital; its biggest city is Ludhiana.
• Province in Pakistan which has Lahore as its capital.

Origin

• From Punjabi پنجاب, from Persian پنجاب, from پنج and آب, 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, from पञ्च and नद.