جنگجو

Persian

Dari جنگجو
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷангҷӯ

Etymology

From جنگ (jang, “war”) +‎ ـجو (-jō / -ju, “seeker”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒóː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒúː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒóː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒúː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒʊ́ː], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒú]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒɵ́], [d͡ʒäŋɡ.d͡ʒú]

Readings
Classical reading? jangjō, jangjū
Dari reading? jangjō, jangjū
Iranian reading? jangju
Tajik reading? jangjü, jangju

Noun

جنگجو • (jangjō / jangju) (plural جنگجویان (jangjōyān / jangjuyân), or جنگجوها (jangjō-hā / jangju-hâ), Tajik spelling ҷангҷӯ)

  1. warrior

Adjective

جنگجو • (jangju) (comparative جنگجوتَر, superlative جنگجوتَرین)

  1. militant; belligerent, quarrelsome

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: जंगजू (jaṅgjū)
    Urdu: جنگجو (jaṅgjū)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਗਜੂ (jaṅgjū)
    Shahmukhi script: جَنگجو (jangjo)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگجو (jangjō, literally “war-seeker”).

Noun

جنگجو • (jangju) m (Hindi spelling जंगजू)

  1. warrior
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