جہلم
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: jélam IPA(key): /d͡ʒe˦.ləm/, [d͡ʒeː˩˥.lˑɐ̃mᵊ]
Proper noun
جِہْلَم • (jihlam) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿਹਲਮ or ਜੇਹਲਮ)
- Jhelum (a city in Jhelum district, province of Punjab, Pakistan)
- Jhelum (a river in the Punjab of Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India) – synonym of ویہَت (vehat)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جِہلم”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਜਿਹਲਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
Alternative forms
- جھیلم (jhelam) (dated)
Etymology
Disputed, see Etymology of Jhelum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪɦ.ləm/, [d͡ʒeɦ.ləm]
- Rhymes: -əm
Proper noun
جِہْلَم • (jihlam) m (Hindi spelling झेलम)