ਅਰਜ਼

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَرض ('arz), from Arabic عَرْض (ʕarḍ, “breadth, width”). Compare Hindi अर्ज़ (arz).

Noun

ਅਰਜ਼ • (arz) m (Shahmukhi spelling عَرض)

  1. breadth, width

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَرض ('arz), from Arabic عَرْض (ʕarḍ, “presentation; petition”). Compare Hindi अर्ज़ (arz).

Noun

ਅਰਜ਼ • (arz) m (Shahmukhi spelling عَرض)

  1. petition, supplication, request
Derived terms
  • ਅਰਜ਼ੀ f (arzī, “written request”)
  • ਅਰਜ਼ਮੰਦ m (arzmand, “petitioner”)
  • ਅਰਜ਼ਦਾਸ਼ਤ f (arzdāśt, “petition”)

Further reading

  • “ਅਰਜ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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